Last night we went to take our last view of the carvings…they are brilliant and this morning as we passed by they were busy staining and varnishing their master pieces.  

     There are many more but I liked these best

We set off early from Campbell River and took a leisurely pace on the Ocean View highway 19A. First stop was after Comox Valley and Cumberland at Deep Bay.

Deep Bay was a great place to have breakfast outside,watching the geese, kayakers, and people on motor boats and in the harbour. The reflections in the water were good to photograph as there was very little breeze.  

    We continued along the pretty coastal road passing long bays and shores full of driftwood and pebbles. The countryside was very like British countryside with pastureland and fields with cattle in and arable land growing vegetables. There were lovely wooden houses of all sizes and businesses and artists shops like painters and potters. The whole way from Campbell River south is inhabited with people.

We stopped at Qualicum beach for a walk in the sunshine and this is the first beach on the East side of the Island that we have found that is mostly sandy. This is the nearest grandad has got to a paddle as yet

   We stayed there quite a while and Grandad was pleased that for one of the first times he can remember I did not take any shells stones or driftwood off the beach! Well we can’t take any extra weight on the plane can we😎😎 

 French Creek was the next town along and then we were on familiar ground again. We went down to Nanaimo Port and Vince took photos of the bastion. 

We sat in the bay watching boats, seaplanes, and people walking by. There was a small pier stretching out into the bay and people were fishing from it and also throwing in lobster pots to catch big crabs. We went to have a look and saw a seal bobbing up and down near the boardwalk. We chatted to a mother and daughter who had just been to stay in England with relatives.  

   All the way here I counted how many Eagles we saw and it came to 16 only 2 weren’t bald headed Eagles.🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞 

 Now we are back in the same best western hotel we were in before and planning to go to see Victoria tomorrow. These are vinces and some of my photos and his are beautiful xxx

Missing you but will be home soon xxxx it’s VERY HOT here