Happy Valentines Day Contest

I thought it would be fun to enter. Our local news website has a contest running for Valentines Day. Yesterday it asked people to email in their favourite places to kiss in town. I submitted my email, not knowing what to expect. Woke up today to this! 

That is us in the photo - and my quote of one of the most beautiful (and perfect) places to kiss in Kelowna is at the Myra Canyon Trestles. Its one of our favourite spots in the Okanagan. Not sure who is the winner yet, fingers crossed for a free dinner at the Keg!

We ask, you tell: local kissing spots

by Contributed - Story: 70975
Feb 14, 2012 / 5:00 am

Photo: Contributed - Geoffrey & Kate Keighley

Okanagan residents share best places to kiss

It’s Valentine’s Day.

Guys, gals, you still have time to procure a card, chocolates and/or gift that shows that special someone in your life that you love them.

Or perhaps the skeptic in you believes the holiday is one created by greeting card companies to make you feel like crap.

No matter how you feel about today, like the Amazon.ca survey that finds Kelowna the #3 most romantic city in Canada, Okanagan residents are one amorous bunch!

We asked you to email us your favourite Okanagan kissing spots, and the response was astounding. 

So, if you’re looking for a place to go (and kiss) after your romantic meal tonight, here are some romantic spots - as suggested by our readers:

• Best place to kiss in the Okanagan would be on the Kalamalka lake dock as the sun goes down, no matter the time of year!

• One of the most beautiful (and perfect) places to kiss in Kelowna is at the Myra Canyon Trestles. It is one of our favourite spots in the Okanagan.
• Stuart Park Ice Rink at about 10PM any evening.
• Hardy Falls...lovely scenic trail up the the beautiful falls.  Peace and tranquility.
• Take a scenic hike or a cool-weather drive up Giant's Head in Summerland. A short hike from the highest parking lot brings you to a stunning lookout over the entire lake, valley and mountains. Truly a place where angels come to kiss!
   
• The best place to kiss in Kelowna is on Knox Mountain. You have to drive (or bike for some sweatier romance) all the way to the top. Once parked walk North past the gazebo there are numerous benches along the trail all offering slightly different views of Okanagan lake towards Vernon. It is so calm, quiet and peaceful and tends to be very private at night. Bring some chapstick, a blanket, some chocolate and a thermos, cuddle up with your sweetheart either on a bench or on the grass. The mood is set for you with the stars above and a fantastic view all around you. It’s best in the spring, summer and fall but dress warmly and you can kiss all year round.
   
• The very first kiss I shared with my sweetheart was at Hardy falls in Peachland. It was amazing, and here we are 2 kids later and everytime we go back to visit the falls (not very often as life is busy with 2 little ones) I still get the same feeling as the first kiss we shared :)
   
• Best Places to kiss in my opinion would have to be anywhere! But, if you are in a relationship, the most sentimental place to kiss would be maybe where you had your first date, first time you talked, first real special occasion.. somewhere that means something to a couple. If your not in a relationship, then anywhere that is new and some where you can make that first memory with a special someone.
• In a physical place, the best place to kiss would have to be Kayola Beach in Oyama. Its so beautiful there, and makes any occasion special.
• Still, after being married for 26 years, it’s the front stoop of our home where I’m greeted by my wife as I return home from work each day.
• I think the best place to kiss in Kelowna is under the stars at Kuipers Peak on a warm summer night with the city lights glowing below.
• I believe the best kissing in the Okanagan occurs while lost on a quiet, snowy pathway trying to make your way to the Big White village for the New Years' Eve fireworks; of course, being lost, you don't make it on time, so, instead of a crowded, loud countdown, you end up with a peaceful, serene Winter Wonderland lit up by the colors of the distant fireworks, making that midnight kiss give you more goosebumps than the cold wind ever could.
• The best places in Kelowna to smooch are: on a chairlift at Big White, lookout points and Knox Mountain... and, saying good-bye each morning at your front door

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY TO EVERYONE!!