Wednesday, June 21, 2023

MINI RV RALLY.

 

With just four couples attending this year, we had a quiet time socializing and playing games.   We went for a drive with friends along one day and another day we had to zip down to Qualicum to retrieve some mail that arrived the day after we left home.  Since it needed attention sooner rather than later, our neighbours kindly forwarded it to Janet and John’s. 

We enjoyed our week with friends Keith and Sue and Rick and Barb and made friends with a new couple too.  Interestingly, Tom was born the same day as me – same day, same month, same year.  Clare was his other half.

I mostly took the week off photographically so not too many photos to share.   After the rally we moved a short distance to Tony and Rita’s in Campbell River and parked in their driveway moochdocking for a couple nights.  We walked a couple trails in the evenings geocaching as we went.  The first night we got caught out in a thunderstorm.  We sheltered under a tree for the worst of the rain but still got pretty damp.  We did find five caches that evening.  Only three caches found the next night.

From there we have moved up to Cluxewe Campground just beyond Port McNeill on the north end of Vancouver Island.   Our plan is to stay here until July 5 when we will move down to Errington.


Several of these flying over us at Seal Bay.

Keith's shiny wheel.

Clare made a nice salad for potluck.

Happy hour.

Seal Bay shipwreck.

Waterfall on Mt Washington.

New bird blind in Seal Bay Nature Park.

We found some gluten free ice cream for Aileen and even the cone was gluten free.

We visited our friend Gay who lives in Berwick, a retirement residence right across from the Campbell River waterfront.  This is a log boom being towed past.

One of the new ferries servicing Quadra Island.

One of the boat harbours taken from Gay's balcony.

There are two new ferries running opposite each other.

New ferry.

Another boat from the balcony.

Moochdocking at Tony and Rita's.


Tuesday, June 13, 2023

RV RALLY WITH OLD AND NEW FRIENDS.

 We enjoyed our stay parked in our son's back yard in Victoria for four nights.  We did get to visit our  retired RV friends Dan and Bev.  They sold their bus conversion a few years ago and decided they wouldn't buy another RV but they keep in touch with friends made along the way over the years.

We moved up to Seal Bay RV Park near Comox yesterday.  This rally is very small with just four rigs attending.  Another would have joined us but they are stuck behind a blocked highway due to a wildfire.  The alternate route is much longer and not RV friendly as it consists of gravel logging roads for a long distance.  Several others are out of the country for family events.  We know two of the couples attending and the other couple joined the group since we were last here in 2019.

Rhododendrons on our morning walk.

 

Canada Goose. 


 Canada Geese. 


This cat joined us on the beach one morning. 


Great Blue Heron. 


Pileated Woodpecker. 


Pileated Woodpecker. 

Red Hot Pokers late evening. 


I was sitting on a bench at a rest stop overlooking the Strait of Georgia watching the ferry approach Denman Island.


Still on the bench I took this photo of Lone Pine Farm on Denman Island. 


Friday, June 9, 2023

OFF TO VANCOUVER ISLAND.

 We were up early yesterday morning and were almost on the go by 6:30 when I discovered one of the prongs had corroded off the connector plug so we had no power to keep the car battery charged while being towed by the motorhome.  I ended up cutting the wire and temporarily twisting them together which lasted the whole day.  I went and bought new plugs today and will install them before we leave on Monday.  We are parked in our son's back yard for the next few days.

American Goldfinch

Cedar Waxwing

Cedar Waxwing

Cedar Waxwing

Cedar Waxwing

Barred Owl

Barred Owl

Foxglove

On the ferry with the wind blowing our hair back.

The 59 year old Queen of New Westminster in Active Pass taken from our ferry.

Feverfew

On our walk last night

On our walk last night


Tuesday, June 6, 2023

ON MY WALK THIS MORNING.

The wild Prickly Pear Cactus are starting to bloom.

The male Osprey has come to take his turn sitting on the eggs so Mama is heading off for breakfast.

The male Osprey has come to take his turn sitting on the eggs so Mama is heading off for breakfast.

The male Osprey has come to take his turn sitting on the eggs so Mama is heading off for breakfast.

Friendly bunny on the trail this morning.

Western Wood-peewee.

Cedar Waxwing.

Cedar Waxwings.

Cedar Waxwing.

Cedar Waxwing.

Cedar Waxwing.

Eastern Kingbird.