Just returned a few days ago from 2 weeks of vacation time with my family. I spent most of it unplugged and away from the computer and cell phone. It was for the most part relaxing. We started our vacation at the end of June by going to British Columbia. We went to Silverstar Resort in Vernon to be exact.
The hubs likes to downhill bike and during the summer at Silverstar you can ride the chair lift and ride your bike down the ski hills. We met up with a few of his friends and he rode his bike to his little heart content for 4 days.
I hung out with J and relaxed. The drive to Vernon takes about 8 hours with a toddler since we had to stop and eat and take little breaks so we could stretch our legs. I packed a cooler with lots of healthy snacks and lunch to munch along the way.
When we got closer to Vernon I made a pit stop at a lovely fruit stand and got some very fresh and local strawberries! I love the fresh ripe fruit you can get in B.C.
J was a good little traveler for us and did not complain much 
We rented a two bedroom condo for the 4 days it was really very nice. We were however a little disappointed. We had rented the condo with a hot tub but when we got there we discovered that none of the suite hot tubs were working yet!! The hubs was not a happy guy! We did get a refund for it but they really should have told us that when I booked the reservation because we probably would have stayed somewhere else on the hill instead.
This is the main living area and off to the left was a bedroom and then off to the right was the mudroom, bathroom and the master bedroom.
While we settled in J got out his toys and started playing.
Over the next few days the hubs hit the trails hard and J and I just hung out and took little walks. The weather for the most part was quite nice but at times it could be cool.
I had a little photo sesh with the hubs while we were waiting for his friends.
Oh…I think there is a bit of a smile in that picture
My seski man!
Getting suited up and ready to go….
Ready and waiting for one more…
off they go. I hung around the village with J and took a few more pictures.
The village is not very big but it was cute and had a few stores and restaurants. I did manage to shop while I was there! I got a t-shirt and a really cute pull over shirt that was half price. Score!
Pretty hanging baskets of flowers.
I went to this cafe a couple of times for some very delish cafe lattes. They also had the most amazing pastries and sandwiches. I should have snapped a picture of them but I did not have my camera with me then.
A few views of the hill.
The front of the condos we were staying in. Our condo was on the bottom floor we had a patio and a bbq which we used while we were there.
I did not snap a pictures of what I ate. I just sat down and ate. For breakfasts we ate eggs mostly with sausage and bacon for the hubs and one morning was pancakes. For lunch and suppers were sandwiches, hamburgers, turkey sausage and we had pasta the first night. One night we ate at one of the restaurants because they were having a party for the first weekend being open for the summer. They offered free appetizers and prizes so we went to partake in the fun.
Also one night we had a lovely sunset so I snapped a few pics of it.
I loved the orange colors on the clouds it was so pretty and calming.
The day before we left I thought that I would do J’s laundry since he pretty much got everything dirty. We had a washer/dryer combo in the condo. J was pretty intrigued with it!
He just sat there and watched it work through the whole cycle…it was too funny!
I would never get a machine like this! When it went to dry the cloths it did not…would NOT dry them! I ended up hanging all the damp cloths in the bathroom overnight to finish drying.
The 4 days that we spent at Silverstar went by pretty fast. Before we knew it, it was time to pack up and head home. However, we would not be home for long! We stay just overnight and then packed up again the next day to head out camping with my hubby’s parents.
Vacation part II to be continued……
