MUNGO EATS Latin America

Well, Kelowna has been what we expected it to be, nice, calm, relaxing.  Sometimes we can do this, but for these McLeans, there is such a thing as too relaxing.  Today we decided it was time to get off our duffs and do a little exploring.  We decided to check out the Kettle Valley Railway. 

The Kettle Valley Railway trail is a converted old rail bed, which now is used by the public as a walking and cycling trail.  The trails are located 3000 feet above Kelowna.  This trail system was declared a National Historic Site in January 2003, and as fate would have it, this was a lucky break.  In the summer of 2003, Kelowna was the victim of crazy forest fires.  Many of the railway’s original wood trestle bridges were destroyed in these fires.  Eventually, the trestles were rebuilt and now the trail is better than ever.  Kevin and I had cycled on these trails a long time ago, way before the fires, but we had not been back since the rebuild.  The trail is great, and it is sometimes hard to tell which of the trestles are new and which are original. 

Kelowna is way down below.  You can see the burned out trees as well.  Tree regrowth is not really obvious yet, but the forest floor is nice and green with smaller plants, and I still think it looks quite pretty.

We brought a bike up with us, and  Sara and Sean took turns riding.  I only got pictures of Sean, because Sara just basically took off when it was her turn. 

Sean had fun riding over bridges and through tunnels.  You could hear him just ahead of us on the trail, and every time he said,"Oh cool”, we knew there was another bridge or tunnel around the next corner.

Very nice walk.  It was warm, and Mungo let us know at the end of the walk, that he was a little warm and tired.  Nothing like laying under a vehicle to cool you off.

Don’t worry though folks, he bounced back just fine.  In fact, in just a few hours, he was ready to play “pig in the middle” with the kids as they played badminton.

Watch the birdie…

Chase it down…

Make some crazy leap…

And come away with the prize.  By the way, between the laughing and the panic you experience as an 80 lb beast careens toward you, badminton becomes a great deal more challenging!!!