"Welcome to The_Dutchman's Home Page" the_dutchman's Profile

Profile
Activity
Travel Pages (36)
Photos (1,573)
Videos
Badges (3)
Stats

Penticton (Paradise) B.C. CANADA,my home town

THE PICTURE ON MY HOME PAGE WILL CONTINUE TO CHANGE WITH THE SEASONS.

Thank you for visiting my V/T homepage.

Now for a little information about myself. It seems I got the travel bug a long time ago when my family (9 of us) immigrated to Canada in 1954. I was just a youngster of 12 yrs back then but it was a start. A nine day voyage on an old converted troop ship (the JOHAN van OLDENBARNAVELD) with 1200 other passengers on board took me to Canada. As a child it was an adventure but for my parents it must have been a nightmare. Eventually when becoming old enough to work, I went back a couple of times to my old Fatherland. When I eventually got married I was able to convince my wife Lenora to come travel with me. That lasted only a little while, as now it was time for children and our travel plans were put on a hold for some 20 yrs. After raising two fine children we finally started to see some of the world together. Why my wife Lenora and I leave our city to travel as much as we do is difficult to explain, especially when you live in a place like we do. Penticton, our home city, just 80 km north of the American border has a population of 32,000 and is in the heart of the Okanagan region of British Columbia, the most western province of Canada. It is a city with mountains and is positioned on an istmus between two lakes, SKAHA LAKE to the South and OKANAGAN LAKE to the North. The valley's fruit orchards produce apricots,a variety of apples, pears, cherries and peaches. Towards the southern part of the valley they even grow bananas although not on a commercial scale. We have pristine waters, white sandy beaches and blue skies. Vineyards cover the hills and some of the best wines made in the world, find their beginnings here, especially the much sought after ICE WINE. The indigenous word for PENTICTON has two meanings, PARADISE and A PLACE TO LIVE FOREVER. This is the place people come to visit because of it's beauty. If you ever happen to be in Penticton, why not drop in and we can talk about each other's travels. That's our house so you can't miss us. The area where our house is located allows us to see many deer on our property as wel as pheasants, quail, coyotes, black bears and bobcats.It will take some time to get everything that I would like to show onto the travel pages, so, bear with me as I try to create some travelogues for your pleasure. Have fun and you may contact me if you wish, Gerry, The_ Dutchman.
P.S. don't forget to look at my travelogues on your right as they continue to be updated.

Intro Updated Jun 23, 2008
Report Abuse

Personal Pages (1)

Written Nov 19, 2003

0 photos

Leaving the country

1 - 1 of 1

Comments (33)

Bunsch Feb 26, 2011 at 8:37 AM Report Abuse

Happy (mutual) birthday to you! Love your house...
margaretvn Feb 25, 2011 at 10:40 PM Report Abuse

Hi Gerry–happy Birthday, hope you have a great day, Margaret
cadzand Mar 27, 2008 at 10:53 AM Report Abuse

Nice to see you on line. Everything is OK ? Greetz from Belgium
kenHuocj Feb 29, 2008 at 8:46 AM Report Abuse

Still February, just in time to wish you this week a Happy Birthday - Veels Geluk ;-)))
JosM Feb 26, 2008 at 1:00 PM Report Abuse

Happy birthday from Belgium !
Etoile2B Feb 26, 2008 at 10:19 AM Report Abuse

Happy Birthday from sunny California!
Bokhari76 Feb 26, 2008 at 4:54 AM Report Abuse

Hi Gerry. Happy Birthday to you. Wish you many happy returns of the day.
pieter_jan_v Feb 25, 2008 at 10:09 PM Report Abuse

Happy Birthday greetings from the Netherlands. PJ
irisbe Feb 27, 2006 at 2:12 PM Report Abuse

hey another year for a nice VT person! happy b-day Gerry!
acemj Feb 26, 2006 at 8:11 PM Report Abuse

Happy birthday, Gerry!!