Another Great Week!

Last Thursday a large group of Snowbirds from Living Forest Campground went out for lunch.  There were nineteen of us in the group.  No-one remembered to bring a camera.  We went to the Hong Kong House.  The buffet was delicious and the company entertaining.

We went out for brunch on Sunday morning. The Moose Club was holding a pancake breakfast. Apparently they do this once a month. The breakfast included pancakes, eggs, bacon and sausage. It was very reasonably priced and the hall is just down the road. We'll be back.

Janet and Terry

Wayne and Kim

We had a special guest guide for our hike today.  Colin is an avid birdwatcher who owns a store here in Nanaimo - The Backyard Wild Bird and Nature Store.  We hiked around Living Forest Campground discovering birds in several different habitats.  The group started off just outside the park near a beaver dam.  We then meandered along the park's edge down to the Chase River and then through the park to the ocean lookout.  It was a very interesting and informative morning.

Colin - our guest guide

Looking for birds

A group of Mallard ducks

This iron ring is a very strange site.  Years ago a manufacturing operation was located here.  When the site was cleaned up this was left behind.  It seems like a strange sculpture.  In reality, it would be laid flat, filled with cement and surrounded by a bumper material.  It would then be anchored in the ocean  as a guide for docking ferries and barges.  I thought it had something to do with logging.  What do I know?

This bird is carved into a rock cliff along the river's edge.  Very beautiful.

BC Iceberg floating along the river

Group photo at the lookout

So to recap, today we saw Kingfishers, ducks, finches, red wing blackbirds, robins, hairy woodpecker, eagles, hawks and a green heron. There were also some other small birds whose name I can't remember. A great day!