Chilliwack Pies, Othello Tunnels, and Vernon Resort.

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Today was our day to leave Vancouver. We first had breakfast at De Dutch with Brad, Nancy, Adrian, Ka and the kids. The food was good and quite filling, especially since I had half of Maggie's dish.
My Pannekoeken (The Canadian) at De Dutch.
We headed out to the Airport Coffee Shop at Chilliwack Airport. We were told to try out their pies, so we picked up a few (German, Blueberry-Raspberry, and Blackberry-Peach) for eating later since we were still stuffed from breakfast. We took a moderately short break at the Othello Tunnels at Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park. It was interesting to see and the view was very nice.
Trying to stop those entering the Othello Tunnels.
Afterward, we headed out past Hope, through Kelowna and towards Vernon to stay at the Predator Ridge Golf Resort. Along the way we came across some lady who was lying down on the highway and wailing very loudly. I told us to stop, in case there was anything we could do, but there were a number of other drivers who had stopped to help so I figured that there was not much for us to do and told us to keep on going.
Some scenery near the Othello Tunnels.
Initially we thought that the lodge was in the city of Vernon. We found out quickly enough that it was actually in the back country in between Kelowna and Vernon, which explains why we ended up going through some very scenic winding roads and dirt roads to get there..
Maggie and I in front of the Lodge at Predator Ridge Golf Resort.
The lodge is at a golf resort that looks pretty nice so far.

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