ONE NIGHT GETAWAY

Last weekend, we decided to have a getaway and drove over to Oliver and Osoyoos for a day and a night.  We did some shopping in Osoyoos first at their quaint Home Hardware store and then drove up to Oliver and looked around at the stores and places in town.  Some things have changed from years ago when we vacationed there, some are still the same.  We continued north to Covert Farms and that is one place that has changed a lot.  We used to pick tomatoes and get onions from their huge fields, now they are all vineyards, much like many areas of the south Okanagan.

We had lunch at our favourite East Indian restaurant in Oliver and then went for a wine tasting at Silver Sage winery.  We’ve been there before, and they provide an excellent experience for customers.  We happened to arrive just after a large group got there so we sat with them and were entertained by one of the owners while we tasted 6 regular wines and about 6 dessert wines.  And all this for free!!  Of course, we bought some wine but not everyone made purchases.

The setting at Silver Sage is beautiful and I always enjoy their extensive rose gardens.

We went back to Osoyoos and stayed at the Holiday Inn on the lake and had a wonderful view from our room. 

It wasn’t tourist season but there were still people wining and dining and out on the water, even a few brave souls swimming.  We had a nice evening, dinner out, and a lovely drive home the next day.  Great to have a change and to see such beautiful places so close to home.