May 22 to 28, 2011

Monday ; We moved four trailers today in Summerland, from the Peach Orchard Campground to RV Days storage yard. WHEW … it was a tiring day of tough work. This Victoria Day long weekend was the Blossom Run, the annual classic car show in Summerland, always a big weekend for RV Days trailer rentals. The Blossom Run explains why we saw so many classic cars on the highway when we were driving to Vernon on Saturday.

Tuesday ; I had “Similkameen Day Tours” signage put on the truck today. Our new business is officially launched, I guess ! I stopped by the Similkameen Country Visitor Information Centre to show the truck signage to Colleen. She was very enthusiastic and supportive, as she has been since I first ran the idea by her a few weeks ago. Thank you, Colleen.

Wednesday ; We went to Penticton today to run errands. One of the chores was to renew the truck and trailer insurance policies. Four policies in total, two for each vehicle. Hey … it’s BC ! One policy for each vehicle for basic insurance with ICBC, and one policy for each vehicle for extension coverage with private insurers. We had no changes to make on any of the policies, just … renew. As in … sign, pay, and go. Or so I thought. After taking 2½ hours to struggle through three of the four policies … I “fired” our insurance broker and left ! < sigh > Like I’ve got nothing better to do at the moment than shop for a new insurance broker !

Thursday ; We spent the day visiting Similkameen wineries, conducting research for developing our Similkameen Wineries day tour. We have now visited all eleven ( used to be twelve but one burned to the ground a couple of weeks ago ) of the Similkameen wineries, from Keremeos through Cawston and all the way to Osoyoos. Most of the Similkameen wineries are near Cawston. We have selected the six wineries that we want to include in our day tour. And some “alternates”. And some “absolutely not”. And we discovered a nearby spot for a “wilderness” picnic lunch alongside the Similkameen River.

Now it’s time to “build” the winery tour itinerary and schedule specifics, then translate the three tours we have developed so far into something marketable that “fits” into our website.

Friday ; Went to a neighbour’s birthday party this afternoon. Happy 78th Birthday, Dave.

Saturday ; Another cold, rainy day. This is the second year in a row that the weather during the month of May is really crappy. And this year I’m really sick and tired of it !

Spent much of the day working on “building” our Similkameen wineries tour, and working on the Similkameen Day Tours website. Hey, it’s all coming along rather nicely.

DSK