A group of 9 cars with 17 members made the effort to drive all the way to Osoyoos B.C. to participate in 3 organized drive days along with a few events. We stayed at the Spirit Ridge Resort in Osoyoos and kicked off the arrival day with a gathering for a pizza and salad dinner so everyone could become acquainted. Drive Day 1 took us west of Osoyoos and ended up at Area 27 Motorsports Park where we had arranged for a tour with parade laps during the lunch hour when their members come off the track, followed by our group having lunch at the facility. Area 27 is amazing and we truly appreciated their willingness to have our group tour the facility and get a taste of the track! From there, a good number of the group went to the Phantom Creek Estates Winery for a tour and tasting. The facilities were amazing and the setting was so serene to sit out on their terrace for a wine tasting and overlook the vineyards!
Day 2 was possibly the best drive which was even more westerly and then north leading us through some very narrow, scenic, twisty roads. We ended up in Okanagan Falls and stopped for lunch at the OK Falls Hotel Bar & Grill for a great lunch break!!
Day 3 took us north on BC Hwy 33 which is a very scenic mountain road where we stopped in Beaverdell for a short break, and continued north into Kelowna and more traffic than we anticipated for a lunch stop. After lunch, everyone had a free afternoon, gathering for a final farewell dinner in the evening. A number of the group met at the resort fire pit in the evening to recount the week and say final goodbyes!
Thanks to Dale & Eleanor, as sweeps for all 3 days and observer reports for 2 of our drives, and Helmut as an observer for one of our drive days! We would also like to thank everyone who submitted photos: Dan, John, Ken, Ted, Candace & Eleanor!
We would like to acknowledge and thank Matt Stogryn, President of B.C. Interior Region of PCA and his wife Linda Stogryn for all of their help and advise on the resort, drive routes as well as restaurant recommendations! Their willingness to help and their knowledge of the area was priceless to us when organizing an event from a distance!
We look forward to seeing you at future events!
