Sunday, one of the first real days of summer

Wow, today was a great summer day - David and I decided to go biking with Colleen and John - it was my first bike ride of the season, so they were kind to me and we just rode the Back Enderby road to Grindrod and back - a short and fairly flat road.
It was perfect, the fields were such a great colour or colours of green - with the river flowing gently just beyond the fields - it is days like this that I realise just how lucky I am to be living here in Vernon - we are so close to so many truly beautiful little spots.
When we arrived back at the house, the grandkids were over having a swim - they are getting to be really strong in the water - all in all a great day - finally summer... and we can be outside again- I am thrilled

Planet Bee

Today was great fun - I met the grandkids (all seven) at Planet Bee and Ed gave us a tour of Planet Bee while we made a video for the website - it is fun to watch the different little personalities and what sort of information facinates them - Finn really wanted to see the queen bee and Loch was facinated by the "bee dance" and how they found thier way back to hive - the little ones ofcourse were way more interested in the honey sticks and some of the stuffed animals - but is was a nice way to spend some time with them and Ed from Planet Bee is a very patient man - I think it will look great on the site -

Intro

Hi I am Mary Jo O'Keefe and I own and operate MJO Tours and the Virtualvernon website in the Okanagan. As a long time resident of the area I have a passion for the Okangan and my community that I would like to share with you. Last November I was elected to Vernon City Council and currently sit on many boards such as the Downtown Vernon Association, Vernon Chamber of Commerce, O'Keefe Ranch, Greater Vernon Advisory and others - I will provide you with insights into this region and some of its delights that you should be sure not to miss.

first post

Well, the season finally started for us after a cool spring. We booked 2 tours in the South Okanagan for the spring wine festival - fantastic time to see wine country because the wineries are all open but ... not so buzy so the winemakers really have time to talk to you and give you great insight into the wine making process - so our response was great "Bill and I (and all of us) really enjoyed you and Mikey's hospitality and expertise. It really was a slice of heaven!! It was a day of memories and flavours! Nothing needs to be changed, it was perfect! Thank you,"

These two tours were a great start to our season - we are looking forward to the rest of the summer.