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Meet at
pre determined location in Kelowna British Columbia at 9 am.
We then head North through the back roads of Kelowna to
Winfield. From Winfield we head West to the shores of
Okanagan Lake and our first winery stop at
Gray Monk Estate Winery. After
our first wine tasting and a snack we have a steep
climb up to Predetor Ridge Golf Resort. The golf
resort is a great place to have lunch. Very scenic
view of the North Okanagan. After lunch it is down
hill into Vernon and the end of day one.
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| 2 |
After a great rest and recovery from
the all that great wine and food. We travel out of
Vernon
past the historic O'Keefe Ranch to the West side road. The West side
road follows Lake Okanagan all the way South to Westbank.
The road is very hilly and windy all the way. Lunch
is at the
La Casa Resort, a new
development half way down this side of the lake. We finish
the day at
Mission Hill Family Estate Winery
which as it's name states is at the top of a hill
overlooking Okanagan Lake.
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Day Three
we head south through the
Okanagan. Following
the west side of Okanagan Lake. Due to some road
construction we have to shuttle from Westbank to Penticton. Passing towns
like Peachland and Summerland you experience what the
Okanagan Valley is famous for: Warm Summers and Fruit. After
unloading at the "Peach" in Penticton the official start of
the Canadian Penticton Ironman, we leave Okanagan Lake and
ride down the East side of Skaha Lake to OK Falls and on to
Oliver. Recommended Dinner spot is the award wining winery
Borrowing Owl Estate Winery |
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| 4 |
Following the Canadian
Ironman Route we head South again toward Osoyoos which is
located next to the only true desert in Canada. Once we
reach Osoyoos we climb up Richter Pass and on to a great
fruit winery
(Forbidden Fruit Winery)
for lunch. After a lunch we head for Cawston and
Keremeos to end Day Four of our tour. |
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| 5 |
After breakfast we head
back North towards Penticton still following the Canadian
Ironman route. We continue through Penticton and onto the Naramata Bench land and an afternoon of extreme wine
tasting. The Naramata Bench has no fewer than eleven
wineries in fifteen kilometer stretch of road between
Penticton and the town of Naramata. After our fill of wine
tasting we spend our last night in the quaint little town of
Naramata. |
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| 6 |
Recovery day and shuttle day back to Kelowna. |
