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Wine Country Day 3 – Summerland
We left the wonderful Spirit Ridge this morning for a quick drive to Penticton and another day of day drinking! Our tastings were in Summerland which is a little north of Penticton – the middle circle on my map. Joan and I did yeowomen’s work today, visiting four wineries and tasting 25 wines! We awarded…
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Wine Country Day 2 – Osoyoos
Day drinking! It’s the best! It lets you look down a few floors in the observation tower at the Burrowing Owl Estate Winery and find it artistic! Christian, our excellent driver and guide from Sagebrush Tours, looked after us while we tasted a LOT of wine. He is a fount of information about the wineries…
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Wine Country Day 1 – Osoyoos
An easy 4.5 hour drive saw Joan and me at our first stop in Osoyoos. We saw only a very few burned out bushes coming into Osoyoos so I am starting to agree with Frank of Sagebrush Tours who told us reports had been exaggerated … at least around Osoyoos. So glad for that!
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Wining in British Columbia
British Columbia makes prize winning wines and while I drink [a lot of 🙃] them, I have never “tasted” them. Last spring a wine tasting tour seemed like a great idea but since then BC has been hit with the worst wildfire year in its history. So what to do – go or not?
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A final day in New York
My plan for my last day in New York was to visit the Guggenheim and Met Museums – just down Fifth Avenue from each other. The other part of my plan was to have lunch at Rosemary’s. I dined at Rosemary’s two years ago and still remember their caprese foccacia. This plan meant walking across…
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Two days in New York
A rainy day in New York. What to do? Indoor activities were clearly called for, so I headed to the Museum of Modern Art. What is it about rainy days and line ups? Why haven’t I had to line up on nice days? I have indicated on my photo where the entrance to the Museum…
