I woke up next to Lake Okanagan. The campsites in BC are some of the best maintained
sites I have ever seen. They even have a
sprinkler system at each site to keep the grass looking nice. Every site is perfectly level, and they even
rake it between campers so it looks like you’re the first one to ever camp
there. They cost $30 per night, but worth it,
especially since I am only paying for about every other night.
I decided to take some time this morning to do my first real
DIY project on the camper. I had a 300
watt Pure Sine Wave DC-AC inverter that I kept hooking up via clips to the
power supply and having to unhook before I got on the road. This allows me to
plug in things like my laptop which will not work through a cigarette lighter
connection… Like any project this took a
lot longer than expected. They really
cram everything in to maximize space,
and Lance does a really good job with a that. The problem is there is
absolutely no room to work on anything… it took me a couple hours to basically
hook up a positive wire to the power board and a negative wire to ground. Luckily they had one spot left open in the
grounding wire strip. I got it all
permanently installed and wires routed behind the panels and I am good to go
… Nice to get that one done, it has been
on the list for a while.
Well it is Okanagan wine country, so I had to try some of the local wineries…BC
wineries are a lot smaller and they are everywhere in the Okanagan Region. The first one I tried was “8th
Generation Vineyard” the sparkling
“Frizzante” was good and had to pick up a bottle. She also recommended other vineyards I should
stop and visit. Their website is www.8thgenerationvineyard.com
The next one was Silk Scarf. At this one
they had a cherry wine made from the cherries they grow on the estate, I had to
get that one. One other winery I stopped
at along the way was Nobel Ridge. The
two women pouring wine were delightful and the views were amazing. Make sure to check this one out too.
I went to a few more along the way until I came to ROAD 13
Vineyards. www.road13vineyards.com I started at the normal tasting room, but
then they said we could go back with the owner to the executive tasting room
and try their premium wines… This was definitely the way to go. I have never really cared for a Chenin
blanc, but they had the best one I have
ever tasted… anywhere… unfortunately it was only available to wine club members
(and you have to buy 2 cases to be a member…) They had sold out of all their
Pinot Noir, but I would have loved to
try them. I did buy a Chardonnay and one
of their Sparkling Chenin 09. I didn’t
get to try that one, but if anything
like the other, it will be incredible… Stop by
Road 13 if you are in the area. It has
some of the best wines in the region and the views are incredible!
I just can't seem to waste any wine when I go on these tastings, so I finish every single glass put in front
of me…someone has too…. At Road13 I tried 16 different wines, and along with the 7 other wineries I had been to during the day…. I was more than
done…. I asked the owner if there was a
place close I could park for the night and he showed me a place between the
vineyards just down the hill from his place.
It was level and had one of the best views I have had on the trip (and I
have had a bunch this trip…) That is one
of the nicest things about the truck camper… I’ve said it before, I can
park for the night with million dollar views, and it doesn’t cost a cent… and I
don’t have to drive after too much wine….
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