Pender Island

Welcome to Pender Island – please leave the city behind.

When we drove off the ferry at Otter Bay a couple of days ago, these words in the Welcome to Pender Island brochure felt a bit cliched.  Now, I think we’re finally starting to understand.

Nearly Spring – In Osoyoos

“Well,” she had said, “my cousin Leroy went to Osoyoos back in ‘98.  He said the hardware store is way popular with them tourist fellers.”  We decide that, if it’s good enough for Cousin Leroy, it’s definitely worth a try.