boxes everywhere

Our current situation in the bedroom, until we sorted out the most needed stuff. It is getting colder now and we might need the winter stuff pretty soon. So, pack away the shorts and t-shirts and put the hoodies on the shelf.

Ironman Canada 2008

Last sunday, Peach-city held the 26th Ironman Canada, with thousands of volunteers. It was an incredible event!
The start was at 7am at Okanagan lake with a 3.5km swim, followed by a 180km bike run to Oliver over two mountain passes and back to Penticton. After the bike track, the athletes went on the marathon running course 42.2km to Okanagan Falls and back to Penticton. Some of the runners got wet a second time, due to heavy rainfalls in the evening. The event lasted until midnight. All the remaining runners where then collected by the "Bäsewage".

Small boxes in a big truck

After a waiting period of 6 months (thank's to the SWISS MOVING SERVICE LTD) our stuff finally made it to Penticton. All it needed was a few stamps from customs at Kelowna Airport the night before and the following morning was delivery time.
The thing now is... we don't really have the space for all the stuff, so there are boxes all over the place. And of course some stuff doesn't work here due to different standards, such as the BBQ gas-hose or the X-Box. It all goes into little projects now and challenges to be solved.

The channel floaters

The whole summer long, thousands of people float down the channel between Okanagan- and Skaha Lake. Floating devices filled with ice and beer and the party starts right there!

Wicked wig party

This was the farewell-party for Bettina from Vernon, who returns to Switzerland and comes back in October. Everyone had to wear a wig and it turned out to be a really funny party, oh-yeah!