On goats, silly names and other things

Goats waiting for dumb tourists to put corn into the unique feed system

Flowers galore at the Log Barn

A classy older home in Revelstoke

REVELSTOKE, BRITISH COLUMBIA - -   On today's journey through the lake-filled Okanagan Valley, we encountered plenty of places to check out.  Some with interesting names:  Salmon Arm (close, but out of the way) and 'sick-a-moose or Sicamaus as the road signs list it.  And actually, it was a pretty nice place despite the 'funny' name.
      This is a fruit growing area so we checked out some stands.  The Log Barn (Armstrong, BC) gets the prize for the most items you don't really need stacked all over the place.  Think tacky Daytona souvenir shop and double it.  But outside there are flowers and more flowers in old trucks, large tires and other displays. 
     However, the real draw of the Log Barn is "Dave's Goat Walk" ...check Google or Facebook if you like.  A ramp from the goat pen leads up and over the traffic lane.  There are two stations on top with a trio of rope and pulley setups to each.  Put 25cents (Canadian) into the goat feed dispenser and you get a handful of corn kernels.  Drop the corn in the tin can attached to the rope and be noisy about it.  The goat will do the rest as they have figured how to rub the bicycle tire attached to the pulley to make the corn reach them.  Really.
     After amusing ourselves for awhile - - and only buying goat feed - - we headed on to Revelstoke.  The town/area is primarily a ski center but gets a lot of summer traffic.  We over heard a store teling a friend he couldn't hire help because the wages wouldn't keep up with the high costs.
     While browsing a realtor's window we saw a house we had passed that had a for sale sign.  It didn't look like much, probably needed a good overhaul and didn't even list the bed/bath ratio.  All for $249,000.  The house in the bottom photo is similar only in size