Now a few words about the Okanagan Valley with sunshine, orchards and vinyards!The morning in Nelson was again a sunny one and by packing my bike I've met two other Canadians on bikes who wanted to go up to Revelstoke but they didn't want to go over Kaslo.

In the morning I've decided to go back earlier to Germany despite the inflammation was getting a little better, but I didn't want to challenge!

So I phoned to "Motorcycleexpress" and about two hours later I should call them again to get a new departure date for my motorbike.

So I had much time to got to Kaslo back again and it was a wonderful ride along the Kootenay Lake with sunshine and about 28 degrees!

In Kaslo I saw one public phone but it didn't work, and I've stopped at a small pizza place for one slice and a beer.

Two guys where looking on my bike, of course they have been also bikers and they decided to take their lunch with me.

We talked long time and then Jerry invited me to his office to phone again motorcycleexpress.
This worked good and now I had the departure date: 24th of July, leaving it at the airport on 22nd.After that I felt better and now I spent my time have a look on the S.S. Moyie, an old sternwheeler which have been running on the lake at least to 1956!

They've done a great job to renovate the ship and all the things inside!

But now the road to New Denver was waiting and today I've got the sunny weather to enjoy it!!!

It was really great, only a few cars and many curves!

Arriving in Nakusp I took the highway south to Fauqier where the ferry crossed the Lake again to Needles.
The monashee pass brought me then to the Okanagan valley, where I arrived around seven in the evening at Vernon, still 30 degrees hot!

I found one provincial park campground (no showers or washrooms) and got the last possible place for my tent!

The next days I've spent near Summerland on another provincial park campground, but this time with washrooms and showers.

It was all days hot there (above 35 degrees!) and so a swim in the Lake was very refreshing!

One day I've driven to Osoyoos, only five kilometres north of the US-Boundary.
There I've watched a forest-fire which was burning also the next day!

But this fire stopped me, because one highway has been closed and the clouds from it just hitted all the hills around, so I couldn't see anything from their top!

In Penticton I phoned to Air Canada and got a new flight back home on July 23rd.

So now this is it and I'll leave Vancouver in 10 days!!