The Okanogan Valley British Columbia.  This must be where the Vancouverites come to play.  Mega homes dot the high bluffs above the river and dense thickets of condos and townhomes clog the riverbanks and lakeshores in town.  It was a beautiful place that brought them all here but what it has grown to be doesn’t appeal to me so much.  From Verona to Kelowna to Penticton you could shop for weeks and eat at a different restaurant for every meal.  They still squeeze in small vineyards; enough to support some 150 wineries.

A twisty trek up the hillsides in Summerland took us to Summerland Sweets, a maker of fruit based candies, syrups, honey, jams, and other stuff. We tasted more stuff than I can even remember and brought home an assortment of goodies: Boysenberry syrup, Pure Peach jam and fruit jelly candies.