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Neck Point Park
Neck Point Park is a favourite place to walk the dog or sit on a bench in the evening and watch the sun go down. A link to a video of the park: NECK POINT PARK.
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Bathtub Race
Here’s a link to the video: BATHTUB RACE. I only watched the start of the race. The bathtub boats look like they are racing even before the start – probably because many of them have to keep moving in order to keep from sinking. There were lots of people – including the soap bubble lady…
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Gabriola Island – Again
I posted a video of Gabriola Island back in April. Julie and I had gone over to wander around the Malaspina Galleries, Berry Point and Sandwell Provincial Park. Here’s a link to that video in case you missed it: GABRIOLA ISLAND 1. This time my friend Les and I went to the Gabriola Sands Provincial…
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Grizzly Bears
The Grizzly Bear trip out of Telegraph Cove starts at 7 am and finishes around 4 pm. Part of the reason for the length of time is the location of the Bear viewing which is in Glendale Cove – part way up Knight inlet – a two hour boat ride from Telegraph Harbour. Winds are…
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Dragon Boat Festival
There was a Dragon Boat Festival in Nanaimo this past weekend. Here’s a short video: DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL When I was a teenager, my sister Maureen and I belonged to the Rideau Canoe Club in Ottawa which was a racing canoe and kayak club. Of the two of us Maureen was more athletic and…
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Whale Watching
I went on two tours out of Telegraph Cove a couple of weeks ago – whale watching one afternoon followed by an all day trip the following day to see the Grizzly Bears in Glendale Cove which is part way up Knight Inlet. The Orcas follow the salmon which don’t arrive around the Telegraph Cove…
WR Foster 