Day 40 Friday July 8th: Langley to Pentiction BC; 500 kms

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We had a nice ride through the Okanogan Valley. More twisties & super scenery.  It reminded Peter of Niagara but it was a lot more lush.

Dave had the wine open when we arrived.  It was a real pleasure to park the bikes in the garage & to not have to unload everything for a change. We both enjoyed our first home cooked meal in weeks. Real food; oh man did it ever taste good. Later, we reminisced about the trip & exchanged stories.  Dave expects to go out East next summer, so we can get together again then. Sherri & Dave are serious CFL football fan so we watch with glee as Calgary beats Vancouver (they are Calgary fans.) Then we turn in for the night. Two dead horses.

Dave slaving away over the BBQ

The other night we watched the Royal newly weds visiting the Stampede & decided we might as well do the same thing.  Neither of us had ever been to the stampede.  It was one of those things I had always planned to do with my parents when I was in school, but summer work interfered with it.   I was especially interest in attending, because my Dad competed in the bronc & bull riding events at the Stampede for seven years. Yeah, haw!  Ride'em cowboy!

A little bit of heaven in their lovely home.

This changed our plans of returning through the States.  Oh boy! I get to see Canada on the way back. I feel kind of guilty. Peter has done the trip several times.  I hope it won't be too boring for him.