WHAT I LIKE ABOUT CANADA

What I like about Canada:




The people. Well I have to say that I suppose but it is true Canadian’s are just about the  nicest and most polite people on the planet.



The lakes. They are everywhere here in the Okanagan. Cool and clear with the reflections of mountains glistening on the surface. They are both a summer and winter playground and form a chain of wonder that runs through the region.



Mountains. They form a wonderful backdrop to the sparkling lakes. The sheer granite bluffs are magnificent and shame some of the hills we call mountains in Australia. I see them everywhere and I want to climb every one of them.



Seasons. Hot summers and cold winters as it should be. Winters where snow carpets everything and the lakes freeze. The autumn/fall where trees wear a resplendent array of colourful cloaks and the autumn leaves drop to the ground leaving a multi-coloured carpet behind. Summers that are dazzingly hot and encourages you to take a dip in the clear-watered lakes. Spring where the lilacs and sunflowers bloom and the trees spout an abundance of ne foliage.



Wildlife. There are deer everywhere, walking down the road and in the front gardens. Big horn sheep that perch majestically on rocky outcrops. There are bear and cougar too but I am still searching for them.


Supermarkets. It is just different. Just a few tiny things that make shopping in supermarkets a treat. Similar products with different names.



Ice Hockey. I like it. Is this the fastest game on earth.



Curling. Once a doubter but now a believer.



A&W. My favourite fast food chain. Love those Uncle Burgers.



Roads. Generally they are great. The road over the Rockies from the Okanagan is a wonder.






There are many more likes but this will do for now. Of course if there is a like list there has to be a dislike list. That will be in the next blog. Perhaps it would be wiser to wait until I am back in Australia to publish the dislike list!