Family travel: Swing into summer exploring Naramata and Penticton
“I don’t want to,” “That’s boring,” or “Ugh, do we have to?” are common retorts my 12-year-old groans after I suggest we go for a walk. As most children believe, walking for leisure is a complete waste of time, especially during a vacation. But Naramata, the picturesque paradise fringing Okanagan Lake, is arming parents with a new collection of GPS-guided audio tours, creating a unique, child-friendly way to explore the area. After downloading the VoiceMap App, Brooklyn and I set off on the Wonderland: Children’s Village Walking Tour, which begins at Naramata Centre Beach. While the narration is more suitable for toddlers and younger children, we giggled throughout the 2.3-kilometre route, exploring multiple playgrounds and a public vegetable garden, playing eye spy, and learning about the resident peacocks, Peter and Kevin, who enjoyed free range of the village for over a decade.