Kelowna


I continue to recall the fourth day of the tour. It's an easy day. The tour bus drove back to Kelowna via Vernon. While some of us including me checked in the hotel. Most of the group stayed on the coach and would return to Vancouver on the evening.

I said farewell to the driver while some said farewell to the guide as Brad will stay with few people left. Around 10 people left including guys from Toronto, the English couples and the Mexican mother and daughter, etc.

The guide in Chinese tour always emphasized how much tips we should pay and collected tips from each of us at the end of the tour but the practice is a bit different in the West. The guide always say that they don't rely on the tips but appreciates the tips. I overheard a young lad at the back said, "do you have enough tips in thig group, Brad?" Of course Brad couldn't hear that. I remember a female tour guide collected the tips with her hat. But for this tour, most of us put our tips into the pockets of the guides and made it more subtle.

I decided to walk around Kelowna and then swam a bit in the indoor pool in the hotel since no one bothered to use it. I hadn't started to swim in this summer so it's a good start.

It was the only day that I could wear some of my summer clothes and walked around the waterfront.

The town is small but neat and greeny. It's almost like a small lovely town in Europe. I just love it. I stopped by a bakery shop, enjoyed a cup of coffee and croissant, looked around the area and felt the park. I was happy to receive a compliment by a young guy. Swimming in a pool alone is always great though the pool is small.

The good thing to travel in Canada or Europe in spring or summer is enjoying daylights for extended hours. The sky is still bright at 8:00pm that give you extra time to walk around even most of the shops are closed.

I decided to make a sandwiche dinner, enjoy some TV and call it a pretty easy day. After all, I hate waking up so early every day.

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