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I'm tired today

no blog!

HOCKEY, HOCKEY, HOCKEY

We go from the arena in the US of A

where the 'boy' plays

to

the arena in Canada

where the # 2 'boy' plays

From the defenceman

To the 'wanna be' goalie

According to his Dad....

It depends on the day

What jersey is this?

The Phoenix Coyotes

Practice, practice, practice

Home of the Penticton Vees

Outstanding new arena

It's all about hockey in Canada

In the centre of the round-about is

this statue representing the victory of a

world championship in 1955

While driving through the city of Penticton

this wall painting caught my eye

Notice

all the players have their shoes on

except for one player

Would like the know

the story behind the story

Pulled up to the house and what did I see?

The # 2 boy and his Granny had a conversation

about hockey jerseys

Out came the Polar Bears jersey

which once upon a time was worn by

the boy

Phoenix Firebirds

The Buffalo Sabres

The favourite team

Why?

 asked the Granny

They have the best goalie

The Granny knew about the goalie as he played

for the US  team at the winter olympics

And

I must say

Ryan Miller did an outstanding job in net

(I even knew his name)

This boy lives for hockey!

This dog likes hockey pucks!

CANADA EH!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is an exciting day

This sign certainly caught my eye
It's like
Going back in time

Speaking of going back in time

In 1964 we purchased our first car

OLGA BABY

She was red but had both headlights!

That's when we started travelling the roads

Chatham, Ontario to Edmonton, Alberta

Around the bend we go

CANADA

Here we come

Such a peaceful and quiet setting

on a Sunday morning

The sun is way over there, I know it!

Do you see the Maple leaf?

Do you see the name

CANADA?

I SURE DID!!!!!!!!

The long and lonely road

We are coming up to Chief Joseph's Dam

Don't you wonder how the dam was built?

Where did they start?

It must have been something for the locals

to watch the dam take shape

I bet this was a school bus at some time or another

Picker's Shacks

You can tell we are now in

Okanagan country

See, I told you

The sun is shining

Way over there, probably in Canada

I

Oh wow

Penticton this way

YEAH

OK Smokey

Good to know the fire danger is low

Can't go by without having a photo of a cow!!!!

Actually, these cows are quite pretty

What's the ol' saying

The grass is greener on the other side of the fence

This roof has been patched many times

The driver said.....

You can tell we are close to CANADA

Lights are on

I'm in my relaxation mode!

We're getting ready

Can you tell we are anxious

Out of the corner of my eye I saw the word

"Winners"

My mind went to shopping

To the Canadians it is WINNERS

To the Americans it is TJ-MAX

Next, my eye caught this building

An arena?????

We both commented!

We saw a lot of these little coffee 'houses'

Where's

 TIM HORTON'S?

OH CANADA

OUR HOME AND NATIVE LAND

The province of British Columbia

Host of the Winter Olympics

2010

Gold Medals for the Canadian

 Men & Women's

 HOCKEY TEAMS

A great place for a bench

Read the little sign on the bottom left hand corner

I have seen this label before

The fruit trees are starting to blossom

This is Kettle Corn

a favourite of some people I know!!!!!!

I passed it up for.......................

This is real ice cream

not

Frozen Yogurt

A real treat for me!

This is a view of what the camers lady sees from her seat

I have taken 98% of the photos from this spot

as

the van travels at 75mph in the US of A

or

100 km in Canada

Here is Penticton

This fellow is taking full advantage of the wind

What do my eyes see!!!!!!!!!!!

Such a beautiful sight.....our flag

Starting up the final road

Ruby Tuesday's Winery

Oh boy, oh boy

We're almost there

and

The little ones are saying

Oh boy, oh boy

They're almost here!!!!!