Western Command Tour 2011

[Harry Moon]

Freedom Route 4 Day 2
After another breakfast cooked up by Chuck Ingram we were gassed up and on our way to Penticton (elev. 1260 feet) and the convention. Reasonably short drive through a major construction zone that on other days would have been closed for hours at a time we pulled into downtown Penticton and formed up near the cenotaph and Gyro Park. Grant Johnson joined us with his Jeep for the Parade, Kevin and Jennifer joined up with us again in their Iltis, Norm Krugar came by for a visit and to tell us his very original Cab 11 C15A was for sale and chat.
After a Brief ceremony at the cenotaph we took our place in the Parade with Veterans on board or standing through the roof hatches. It was a well-dressed parade down the main drag past the reviewing stand with The Honourable Steven L. Point, OBC Xwĕ lī qwĕl tĕl Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia and his wife taking the salute at the Reviewing stand.
We set up outside the Penticton convention Center for a few hours and mixed with the delegates and visitors on a very pleasant and sunny day.
Near the end of the day the main group departed for Oliver (elev. 1,017 feet) and the Oliver Legion for Dinner and relaxation. 2 camped in Penticton to attend to their flat tires on Monday Morning. They spent a relaxing evening by the lake zapping the foolish mosquitos that came our way with our trusty bug swatter zapper thingy. The rest of the group dropped into the Oliver legion for Supper and set up for the night in Oliver.
Easy day for mileage with only 90 kms to cover