Horsefly to Kelowna, BC Friday 19 July19

After saying our "Goodbyes " to Bob we left Horsefly and headed for our destination which was Kelowna where we visited our Granddaughter and her family. I turned off the GPS and decided to follow my own route as I was sure it was a better route meaning a better drive and just a fast as the GPS route. We followed hwy 97 south from Williams Lake to Cache Creek and at that point I and I alone decided to take TC1 even though the "navigator" mews that I might want to take another look at the map. Then we got to Spences Bridge where we would take # 8 thru the Nicola valley and hook up with hwy  97 C which would eventually get us to Kelowna but certainly not as quickly as I though. On the map, road #8 road look fairly straight and uncomplicated, however I later found out that the guy who drew the map never travel on the road because it had a few hundred cruves that he fail to enter on the map. However, the scenery was endless and so were the curves. There was a bit of noise coming from the "navigator " saying that we might want to listen tot the GPS in the future. It was a rhetorical question and did not require a response nor was one given.  

We eventually reach hwy 97C and headed for Kelowna where we arrived about 2 hours behind my estimated arrival time. Lesson Learned:  Take a second look at the GPS suggestion; the fastest route may be the fastest route. 

We arrived in Kelowna in the late afternoon and the traffic was unbelievable but we were later told that Friday afternoon in the summer is always wall to wall traffic. We actually had to creep thru the city to reach our campsite on the east side. We have learned a lesson; don't go to Kelowna in the summer months.

When we reached our campsite we were shocked. There was no hookups, the site were at random wherever you could find a spot and the price was 45.00 per night. Unbelievable that they had the nerve to charge for this dump. The young guy that was the park utility man ran an extension cord so we had 15 amp services and he ran a hose so we could get water but that was it. We had to stay because we needed a place to park for the night and we had a supper date with our Granddaughter and her family in 2 hours and we did not want to be late.  Most of the other 10/12 campers where ; let me just say, they did not dance in our circle but they were polite and quiet. 

We have not seen our Granddaughter and family in 4 years as they had moved from Gibbons , AB (near Edmonton) to Kelowna about 2 years ago. Her children then 12 and 16 did not enjoy living in the country and her husband works near Ft Mac so he had to fly into work his shift so Kelowna wasn't much more of a deal then Ft Mac. 

Her children are now; Sabian 18 and graduated and Keenan who is 15 so Kelowna provide a much better social life for the entire family.  They have a beautiful home and we had a nice supper and chatted into the late evening. We made arrangement to go out for supper tomorrow evening. cheers