October 29 Weekly Update: Happiness!

It has finally happened—we are homeowners.  We will take possession of 111 Eagle Point in Osoyoos on Monday, November 6.  What a miracle!

We are not sure what caused the vendors to have second thoughts, but a couple of days after the failed offer, their agent let ours know that they were proceeding with the electrical, plumbing and heating checks, regardless of whether we were interested on not.  Everything passed, and the conditions were removed last Wednesday.  Given that is only 11 days from the possession date, things started moving really fast.

The thing we are most looking forward to is getting our household back.  Snow tires for Helen’s car, only 5 weeks after they were required!  Fall and winter clothing!  Real cooking utensils!!

The guest room will be one of the first set up, so stay tuned.

Winter is approaching here, with ample snow at the top of the hill where the ski resort lies.  There are real mountain trucks here for those who are not satisfied with the regular ones.

There is more than enough snow to clear.

You can look off into the distance the see the Monashee mountains and all of the highest peaks are sporting at least a little snow.

In the meantime, we have learned about the Vernon winter:  the Inversion.  

Expecting to experience sunlight all year round, we found instead that the lower levels of Vernon are plagued with fog throughout the winter months.  With the lakes being too warm to freeze, they offer lots of moisture into the cooler winter air that settles in the valleys.  

Morning makes the valley look like it has been stuffed with cotton, and the fog stays for several hours until it finally burns off.  It makes quite a spectacular view from above.

Since we don’t have to force ourselves to house-hunt any more, we have gone back to a little hiking and exploring.  Yesterday we went for a walk in Kalamalka Provincial Park.  Our previous trips had most of the scenery clouded by smoke; now they have the fog to contend with.  The views are spectacular once the sunshine burns through.

With clear skies, the sunsets are fantastic.  I will try not to overburden you with these, but we have had 17 years with sunsets obscured, and are most appreciative to realize they are still around.

There will be no update next week since we will be in the midst of moving, but I will pick up as usual the following week.

Hope everyone is doing well!