When friends come to our Okanagan Valley,
we pack a picnic and go wine touring.
With 135 wineries, the task at hand is where to go.
Our friends Patrick and Steven flew in from Seattle for a few days of fun.
We met them in Panama a few years ago and have
continued our friendship.
It was time for them to see our part of the world.
Wine was sipped, a picnic enjoyed, back roads traveled,
new wineries visited.
We are looking forward to having them return next summer.
Today we went on a tour of the Hua Hin Vineyard.
At 13 degrees North, they make really lovely wine.
The vineyard enjoys the ocean breezes that filter up to the mountains
we're it is located.
We had a chance to ride this beautiful elephant,
"Huyon"
who is 48 years old.
She takes tourists thru the vineyards for 15-30 minutes several times a day.
She then takes a long rest when she lets the other
two elephants do their jobs.
We really really enjoyed our day in the mountain vineyard above
Hua Hin.
Dagmar
