Day 247, 8 March 2013, Kelowna. After a good day yesterday restifying while James ventured to Vancouver, I thought I was feeling well enough for an outing today. D'oh. Had a nice walk around the waterfront, enjoyed the views, had lunch at Rose's pub (which makes us almost locals!) Went home and collapsed quietly on the sofa and then into bed. Express relapse coming up! We have, however, added something to the "must do" list - taking a flight in an amphibious...

Day 246, 7 March 2012, Today, I James, the other half of Not Being Grownups, ventured into the big wide world and travelled to Vancouver to get a visa for Brazil, all by myself. Very big and brave. Kiwis don't need one so Viv held the fort. (Well, she held the sick bed and the fort.) The day started at 3.30 am, off to the airport, pitch black, no street lights at all, a left hand drive car, in the back blocks of vineyard country, West Kelowna. What the heck cou...

Day 245, 6 March 2013, Big squishy fluffy bed. Medication. Misery. Better than yesterday though. Got up and crawled around filling out forms on line and coming up with paperwork in order to convince the Brazilian embassy in Vancouver to issue James a tourist visa - Iguazu Falls, Brazil, here we come. Fingers crossed anyway. James is off to Vancouver for a day trip tomorrow - updates to follow. (Pictured - Quails Gate Winery, West Kelowna - Lucky we took so m...

Day 244, 5 March 2013. Kelowna, BC. In my extra special Dalek voice... "Dying. Dying. Dying." Who'da thunk it - when you've got a ratty cough and a massively sore throat and you're not a 100%, gallivanting about wine tasting is not that sensible. But by golly it was fun. Officially now as sick as a dog. I would go so far as to say I have a full blown case of "man flu" and the CDC has been notified. Going to be a quiet couple of days for Not Being Grownups. ...

Day 243, 4 March 2013, Wine Trail through vineyards of West Kelowna. Spring is on the verge of sprung in Kelowna and we headed out with Deb of Uncorked Okanagan in brilliant sunshine to explore the west side wineries. Having mountains, the lake and vineyards all in one place is a magical combination and the time flew by. We had wondered how on earth four wineries and lunch was going to take 4-5 hours... but it did! Favourite of the wineries was Quails Gate (p...