Coming in to Departure Bay in Nanaimo I realize that we are moving away from the shore, not going closer. Then there is an overhead announcement that they are experiencing engine trouble and we can’t dock until the problem is rectified. Finally things are fixed but we are about an hour late in docking. Off to Comox which should take about 2 hours. The weather is beautiful.
This is where I am staying. Cute home, nice and quiet.
Right next to the property I am staying at is the Filberg Lodge and Park. It’s beautiful and this is where the festival takes place next weekend.
The grounds are beautiful. This arbor leads to the water and the lodge which used to be the home of the Filberg.
Lots of wild flowers.
This cairn is in the Mack Laing Nature Park. He was an ornithologist, artist and naturalist who died in 1982. He worked right up to the day he died at age 99!
Beautiful boardwalk.
Then as I’m walking along I meet Rob who is just going out in his sailboat and asks if I’d like to join him. Well he didn’t have to ask twice. He hands me a life jacket and off we go. He rows out in his rowboat and then we switch over to the sailboat.
He’s almost got the sails up then I transfer over to the sailboat. What a beautiful day with a perfect wind. We sail down to the river and the 17th Street bridge where we have to turn around as his mast will not fit under the bridge. He takes me to a spot where they have sunk old ships to make a breakwater. He has so many stories to tell with boating.
Back at home that evening Milo and Finnegan are enjoying some rough housing.
The next day I decide to go on a bike ride. This is Kye Bay Beach.
Then I head to Goose Spit Park where there is a Naval Base. The beach along here is beautiful. I then ride up the hill 😳 and back to my house. A full loop which just took slightly more than an hour
I finish my day with fresh local steamed clams and a glass of rose at the Tea House over at the Filberg property. I then totter home to see what the cats are up to.
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