Four months ago they declared a Pandemic. Four months ago. Four months, seem like a lifetime and a flash. A pandemic was declared on March 13 and four days later on Wednesday, March 18 they closed Big White. The reality of the uncertainty and fear struck home hard for me Read more
Another Sunday in paradise, paradise that is the Okanagan Valley. A Sunday that I stayed home, I never drove anywhere and I spent the day doing what we were asked to do for the last three months. I stayed at home, mainly because I never had anywhere to go. Sometimes Read more
Summertime in the city, it means life is getting busy. Busy with fun and work. Busy with Luxury Lake Tours and busy with my family. In our Okanagan bubble, we are teeming with tourists and the lazy days of the Coronaverse has become a fond memory. Is fond really the Read more
Red plates are back with a vengeance or at least the traffic is. Half hour commutes are becoming the norm lately. I was hoping the new normal would leave out the heavy traffic of summer. Unfortunately, all I had was hope. Now we have cars, trucks, RV’s and don’t forget Read more
The day started out like many others. My consciousness crawled into awareness as I awoke from strange dreams of past lives. I had an appointment in Penticton at ten and my daughter would be home for two. I was looking forward to connecting with that mass of hormonal energy and Read more
Freedom, true and pure freedom. That is what I feel when I ride my motorcycle. The road ahead is something to look forward to and the sights, sound and smells of the road invigorate me. Today was another day to live the dream and ride. I rode to the boat Read more
Living the dream. Today I made it in time on the motorcycle to take people boating on the lake. The dream is becoming my reality. Rob had a four-hour tour in the morning and I had one in the afternoon, followed up by an evening cruise. Our first wonderful group Read more
Happy Birthday to the United Mistakes of America. I didn’t realize it was Independence Day down south until I typed it out at the top of the page. I can’t help but wish my American friends the very best on this most tumultuous of birthdays. I also would like to Read more
I worked at my real job this morning. It went good and I had the afternoon to prepare for my dream job. Luxury Lake Tours is getting busy and I looked forward to riding my bike to go boating. Living the dream, until it went sideways. I hate running late, Read more
Happy 153rd birthday to our great country. I am proud to call myself Canadian; today more than ever. We have succeeded in controlling the pandemic within our borders, of ‘flattening the curve’. I don’t always agree with our fuzzy-faced Prime Minister, I am proud of the people of this country Read more