A Taste Of The Okanagan

Last Saturday we did a wine-tour which turned out to be more of a food-tour, actually.
It was an organised event by ISAP, so we took a bus at 8 am (way too early after getting to bed at 3 am) and drove to the Okanagan Region. The first stop was an apple orchard where we rode a tractor through the apple trees and heard a lot about apples and could also taste and buy some. Right next to it was a place called Planet Bee which is a apiary where we heard some interesting facts about bees and could watch the bees and taste honey and mead (honey-wine).

Mariona and Me enjoying the tractor-ride

After this we got on the bus again and drove to Kelowna where we visited a goat farm and tasted some goat cheese. Then, finally, we went on to the wine. We visited two small wineries and had the possibility of tasting some wine. All day long we could see Okanagan Lake which is a huge lake that spreads through the whole area. Before going on this wine tour, I heard a lot about the region and it's beauty. However, coming from Styria with our wonderful wine region all around I was a bit disappointed. The Okanagan Valley is pretty dry and apart from the wineries it all looks really brown. The lake is beautiful though and the food is good.
(I will upload a picture of the lake later, when I'm at home. They are still on my camera)


I've been quite busy lately, that's also why my posts are getting rare. University gets more challenging now, the midterms are almost here and assignments start being due. I spend most of my time on campus to study and do assignments as there are a lot of really nice places around here and I prefer studying with others. When I'm not studying we are ususally cooking and eating together which is why I spend almost no time at home except sleeping and taking showers. However, as I'm doing all those study sessions during the week, I'm free on weekends and we still can do trips. After all, I'm only here for about 11 more weeks..