Tourist season......

Sorry for that car trying to get out, I guess we're kinda blocking the view.

 

Early morning solitude, so close to home. (Shhhhhh, don't tell the tourists!)

We're going to see those Orcas one day!

Out and about, found the Silver Meadows Farm Market in Errington. Cheese and broccoli this time, but we'll be back.

On this out and about we got a little hungry from exploring, so of course we went to Samurai Sushi in Parksville for some Monkey Brains!

Another glorious day at Qualicum Beach.

The old Qualicum Beach train station, built in 1914 was a cool place to check out.....

Reminds me of the Kettle Valley Steam Train in Summerland, except this one is not running and giving rides.

Walking distance to downtown Qualicum, yet we were the only ones there.

.....love coming here, but not a walking beach per se....., lol....

Accidently put my phone on portrait mode, now that's how I would of like to have seen this beer.....

....instead of this pic, but oh well, still cool and refreshing to my other sense.

We found maybe a Parksville secret? This lounge is above and part of the Quality Foods store. Very comfortable and lots of happy hour specials, yay!!

A proud moment, we finally put up the Hummingbird feeder. (As of today, still a very popular hang-out.)

We went out to Nanoose Bay, and headed to, of course, the ocean. This was our first time to Moorecroft Regional Park.

...not Kingsway and Edmonds, just sayin........

Eagle eye view........

The one day we tried to follow the Nanoose Whale Watch page on Facebook. We started at Beachcomber Regional Park in Nanoose Bay.

....ended up at Surfside Drive East beach access in Qualicum Beach, one day Orcas, one day.......

Ketchup........

Yup, lots of catching up to do. A beautiful Sunday morning at French Creek to start.

 

An interesting night at the Black Goose Inn in Parksville. It was a busy night and our only option was to be placed in a side room off of the main restaurant area. What we didn't expect was to be the only ones in that side room. Still was an enjoyable evening, good company.

.....making time for Rathtrevor.....

.....and, the picture doesn't do it justice, Englishman River Falls.

......'twas a beautiful day.

.....ohhhhh, that's a long way down..... anddddd......

.....Careful!

Catching up on our new hood adventures....

....makes me misty.......

Love the old growth around here, hey, like me!

It was a very enjoyable, fairly easy, 1 hour hike.

On the way home we stopped at a roadside fruit and veggie stand. This guy was not on a roof........

....but he could make the cut, he was quite a poser.

Lots of Island time, Ritsue, you'll make a connection with the neighbour cat Simba soon enough! (...and since then she has, uhhh, kinda...)

Some neighbours are not so welcome. The concern is this Eastern Cottontail will take a fancy to Ritsue's newly planted garden. Getting used to Island life......

Go Canada Go......

 

Goats on the roof in Coombs, must be the start of tourist season! (To the untrained eye, it's actually a goat in part of the roof, lol.)

Reiterating, this is my new fave beach access close to our hood. (Mostly cuz rarely I see anyone else there.)

Worth getting up in the morning for if you ask me.........

Slide over to French Creek, on the other side of our hood, enjoying the Great Blue Heron show.....

....enjoying again on this day as well, not sure if it's the same one, or a mirror image, hyuk.

Wow, spotting deer everywhere, even on the beaches.

Every day, these neighbours come for a visit. Simba and Rebel love to chase each other around and pretend they don't like each other.

On this day, I was surprised to see I was actually the only one at the Comox Valley airport.

...but soon enough it was "touchdown!"

....it's been awhile, but I recognize that person coming off the plane. Ritsue was back from her visit to Japan.

Hey wait a minute! I don't remember that extra piece of luggage! (Oh yes, Japanese treats galore, so good, and so much good to come as of today. Oishii desu!

Don't confuse my favourite beach access with my 2nd favourite. (This is Sunray Beach, also close to our place.)

I guess it's a stand-off Crabby, until next time......

Agreed! As we continue our search for our favourite watering hole, Deez Bar & Grill in Qualicum Beach gets 2 thumbs up! (You just can't see mine....)

Does not tell the whole story, (for another Teamster peep John time.) but the apple fritters at Billy G's donut shop at Coombs are as sunny as Ladner. (and more tasty...)

Some neighbours are going to take a bit of getting used to, ahhhhh, island life. The

Go Canada Go of course refers to Team Canada at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Round of 16 against Morocco coming up!