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GREAT GETAWAY

Okanagan offers unique vacation

HAVE YOU ever eaten dinner on a Bus? Not talking about

the pack lunch on the way to school, but a unique restau-

rant appropriately called Le Bus.

Nestled beneath the slopes of Silverstar Mountain in Vernon, Le Bus is one of those holiday ‘finds’ that make a vacation memorable.

Philippe Fanfani, a French en- trepreneur with a love for the unusual, had a dream all the time he worked as a chef in traditional restaurants.

He wanted to buy an old school bus and turn it into a portable gourmet restaurant.

This winter, he finally made his dream a reality.

Fanfani borrowed $1,000 from a friend, bought an old schoolbus and started renovations.

The result is a 16-seat restaurant that serves simple meals like chili and fettuccine, enlivened by a touch of the gourmet.

And Fanfani’s Bailey's cheese- cake must be tasted.

Le Bus is situated at Cedar Hot Springs in the shadow of Silverstar ~— or it will be until the rolling res- taurant moves on.

POWDER SKIING

Spring powder is thick right now in the Okanagan, and for skiiers that makes the area very attractive.

PWA is helping out, with air- fares as low as $39 return Van- couver to Kelowna, and of course, it’s off season for hotel rates.

Two mountains within easy ac- cess of Kelowna are Big White and Silver Star, near Vernon.

Big White has been nicknamed both powder mountain and fog mountain, depending on who you speak to, and at this time of year it’s easy to understand both names.

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By NANCY WEATHERLEY Managing Editor But the light, dry powder snow, unlike anything we get on the coast, makes up for the white out that envelopes the mountain from time to time.

SILVER STAR

Silver Star doesn't have the scope of Big White for skiing, but it boasts much greater charm.

The ski village is modelled tike an old west town. The bar is called the Silver Dollar saloon, and the hotels have names like City Hall, and the Past Office.

The atmosphere is friendly, and the food in the restaurants is par- ticularly good.

While the city hotels are begging to have their rooms filled, however, the mountain top ac- commodation tends to fill up fast, and the rates are much higher than in town.

But oh, that powder!

THE OKANAGAN is proving to be a prime year-round vacution playground. Magnificent skiing is just one of the many winter aftrac- tions the area is becoming famous for. Fine dining, a variety of sports and leisure activities and cheap air fares make this holiday destination a winner.

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