Official August Long Weekend thread - What are YOU doing?

[Tron_fdc]

Okay, so who ISN'T going to Kelowna?

Look for the incredibly good looking, drunk, obnoxious guy at Rose's buying shooters. Say hi and buy me a hot dog.

[Ashartus]

Originally Posted by Tron_fdc

Okay, so who ISN'T going to Kelowna?

Since the August long weekend isn't actually a stat holiday in Alberta, not everyone gets it off (though I think most employers these days give people the day off anyhow), so I imagine some people won't be going to Kelowna.

[GreenLantern]

Ok so I have never heard of this Kelowna august long party before.. I might have to make plans to check it out next year.

This year, like any other year, baseing out of a buddies cabin a few hours north then hitting a different lake each day to pull in the fish.. we usually just drive in a direction and pick a random lake. I plan to hitem all before I die.. or as many as I can anyway I've got about 98,875 to go out of 99,000.

[East Coast Flame]

EDSON BALL TOURNEY!!!

Anyone ever been? I heard it is a total gong show. I am quite excited.

[troutman]

I will be in Kelowna, sampling wine.

[burn_baby_burn]

Originally Posted by troutman

I will be in Kelowna, sampling wine.

Nerd.

[SportsJunky]

Originally Posted by troutman

I will be in Kelowna, sampling wine.

Don't forget to spit.

[Kybosh]

I'll probably spend my long weekend breaking into the houses of people who have gone to Kelowna.

[Mazrim]

Going to Kelowna and Harrison! All of you please don't take the Trans Canada on the same day as me, I'd like to be able to do even just a little over the damn speed limit for once.

[Rory_B._Bellows]

Flying to Madrid Spain.....First Calgary to TO to Munich then to Madrid....it'll be worth it once i'm there, but i may want to poke my eyeballs out with a fork along the way.

[Jimmy Stang]

Hopefully a whole lot of sweet F.A. Will probably spend a good amount of it on my new patio.

My wife and I are considering riding our bikes from Canmore to Banff and back again, but we might get lazy and just stay on the patio.

[Hades]

Bvj!

[troutman]

Is this the weekend for the Peach Festival in Penticton?

http://www.peachfest.com/

No, following weekend.



I was a Judge one year for the Peach Queen Pageant.

[anyonebutedmonton]

Looks like Cheetahs will be making a killing this August Long....

[troutman]

Originally Posted by SportsJunky

Don't forget to spit.

[chalms04]

Originally Posted by SportsJunky

Don't forget to spit.

Spitters are quitters.

[Jbo]

Originally Posted by Mazrim

Going to Kelowna and Harrison! All of you please don't take the Trans Canada on the same day as me, I'd like to be able to do even just a little over the damn speed limit for once.

Construction is the worst between sunshine and Lake Louise and also just as you enter Golden. Try and beat the usual traffic in these spots or you could be tacking an hour or more on to your trip

[jeremywilhelm]

Big Valley Jamboree. Going for the party and not the horrid music.

[malcolmk14]

Originally Posted by Mazrim

Going to Kelowna and Harrison! All of you please don't take the Trans Canada on the same day as me, I'd like to be able to do even just a little over the damn speed limit for once.

Luckily I'm heading up Tuesday night, so I'll avoid the traffic for the most part.

Coming home Monday morning will be hell though.

[Mazrim]

Originally Posted by malcolmk14

Coming home Monday morning will be hell though.

In my experience, the choices coming home are leaving Kelowna at 6am or 11am. I find those to be where there are gaps in the rushes of long weekend traffic. Most people seem to go between 7 and 10 (those people get to Golden just in time for lunch).