Okanagan - Day 7

Today was our last day in Penticton.  After church in the morning, Sandra made the boys hot dogs, while I walked down to a little beach restaurant for burgers and fries for the adults, which were quite good.  We then took everyone down to the beach, as there were thunderstorms forecast for today and we did not know if we would get another chance to play in the beach.

Due to the wind, the waves were huge and the two older boys had a ton of fun standing and sitting in the water as the waves crashed into them.  Xander went down the slide a bunch of times, and if you timed it right, you could slide down as a wave was coming up the slide for maximum splash potential.  There were a few times that he popped up after taking a face full of water.  Unfortunately, it quickly turned "cold" and the kids did not want to be at the beach anymore, so we headed back to our motel room.  Jonathan had a quick nap, while the older two kids played.

At supper time, we went out for more burgers and fries, before heading back to the go-karts for a second ride.  It was cool and threatening to rain, so the amusement park was not very busy.  Evan and I went first, and we were the only go-kart on the track.  The worker disappeared for awhile and left us on the track for a really long time, which was OK, except that I knew he wouldn't do the same thing for Xander.  Luckily, Xander did not notice his ride was shorter, and I did not mention anything about it.

After the go-kart rides, we went to the beach for the final time, as the evening was calm and the threat of thunderstorms was gone.  We played at the beach and in the water until after the sun sank behind the mountains, then returned to the motel room and put the kids to bed.  Tomorrow we pack up and start our journey home by going up to the Trans-Canada and then over to Revelstoke.

Unbreak the stick!