Gramma's in Penticton

My holiday is broken up into two sections. The first two nights we stayed at my Gramma’s apartment in Penticton and the next two nights were spent camping in Manning Park. The first installment here is our time in Penticton.

We made it up to Gramma’s house at about 2:00pm, quite a long trip. It was fun though. Laura talked non-stop for about half the trip, the first half. We stopped at the Hope Slide; I had to stretch my legs. Once we got through Manning Park, we really noticed a temperature difference. Hot!

Gramma made us hamburgers for lunch when we got to Penticton. After that Kyle, Laura and Gramma went swimming in the pool. I sat by the side of the pool and Eric stayed in the apartment and watched television. Laura and Kyle swam for almost two hours. They had so much fun together. We had roast for dinner and watched a football game. I also cleaned up Gramma’s computer for her.

The boys slept on the balcony and Laura and I slept inside on the couches. Eric got up in the middle of the night and was lying on the kitchen floor because it was too hot outside for him. Gramma found him and gave him a blanket and some cushions to sleep on.

In the morning Gramma made us bacon and eggs for breakfast. Everyone was up before 9:00am if you can believe it. My teenage boys usually sleep until noon. After breakfast we went out to the pool to swim for a couple of hours.
In the afternoon, Gramma took us for a drive down the main strip in Penticton, giving us the city tour. We saw the beach on Okanagan Lake and then had lunch on the balcony of a restaurant behind the casino. It was a great lunch. Gramma and Laura shared ribs, Eric and I had burgers and Kyle had a steak sandwich. On the way back to the apartment, we stopped in the mall to shop around – Laura was having withdrawals. When we got back to the apartment, we went for another dip in the pool and I took pictures this time.

Gramma made chicken for dinner and then she showed Laura how to make fudge, Mmm. I finished tinkering with her computer and then Gramma went to bed around 9:00pm, (I think we were wearing her out.) The kids asked me if we could all walk down to the 7/11 so we went for a pleasant evening walk.

In the morning Gramma made us pancakes for breakfast. They were so good with real maple syrup! She then showed Laura how to make chocolate fudge while the boys and I got things straightened up around the apartment.

I went to the store to get food and supplies for camping. We then packed up the car and thanked Gramma for letting us stay with her. It was such a good visit!