First we found a deserted beach for Max at Fillongley Park where he was able to tease the lapping water and sniff to his heart's content. To get to the park we had to drive though a tunnel of trees and, sure enough, the ocean side park was the light at the end of the tunnel. From here we meandered to and fro until we came upon the trail head leading through Boyle Point Provincial Park. We followed the trail to the precipice of the point where we had an amazing view of the Lighthouse on Chrome Island. We're not sure if any of B.C.'s lighthouses are any longer manned 24/7, but this one certainly looks well maintained with hydro lines running to it to power the light. After walking back to the car we mosey'd back to Denman village where we stopped for a coffee at the General Store before returning to Vancouver Island and our ferry home. We're glad we took the time to visit a place we'd never been and had a great day!
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Denman Island Exploration
After a medical appointment in Courtenay yesterday, we started driving down the Island Highway when we noticed the small car ferry coming on its run from Denman Island to Buckley Bay. A quick check of the schedule showed it would be returning to Denman in about 15 minutes and as Denman has been on our "to do" list for quite a long while we decided to do it. It's a 10 minute, $15.00 return trip and the crossing was smooth and quick. Then we went where the nose of the car took us.
First we found a deserted beach for Max at Fillongley Park where he was able to tease the lapping water and sniff to his heart's content. To get to the park we had to drive though a tunnel of trees and, sure enough, the ocean side park was the light at the end of the tunnel. From here we meandered to and fro until we came upon the trail head leading through Boyle Point Provincial Park. We followed the trail to the precipice of the point where we had an amazing view of the Lighthouse on Chrome Island. We're not sure if any of B.C.'s lighthouses are any longer manned 24/7, but this one certainly looks well maintained with hydro lines running to it to power the light. After walking back to the car we mosey'd back to Denman village where we stopped for a coffee at the General Store before returning to Vancouver Island and our ferry home. We're glad we took the time to visit a place we'd never been and had a great day!
First we found a deserted beach for Max at Fillongley Park where he was able to tease the lapping water and sniff to his heart's content. To get to the park we had to drive though a tunnel of trees and, sure enough, the ocean side park was the light at the end of the tunnel. From here we meandered to and fro until we came upon the trail head leading through Boyle Point Provincial Park. We followed the trail to the precipice of the point where we had an amazing view of the Lighthouse on Chrome Island. We're not sure if any of B.C.'s lighthouses are any longer manned 24/7, but this one certainly looks well maintained with hydro lines running to it to power the light. After walking back to the car we mosey'd back to Denman village where we stopped for a coffee at the General Store before returning to Vancouver Island and our ferry home. We're glad we took the time to visit a place we'd never been and had a great day!
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
Reflections of Desolation
On September 9th we took a guided tour of Desolation Sound. We were with Lloyd & Gerry Clark from Kelowna, our neighbor Barb Brunlees and their home helper Carolina. The boat operator was Christine from Terracentric Adventure Tours and she was accompanied by Heather Harbord who has recently published a new book, Desolation Sound - A History. She gave short talks along the way and it was very interesting. It was a gorgeous day and we were especially happy with these pictures. Enlargements can be viewed by double-clicking one of the pictures, which will open the Web Album. Then you can click on the Slideshow.
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