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A cool (about 0°C) but sunny morning for a pleasant 6Km walk through Manley and Satellite Parks.  Stopped for coffee on the way back at Shawnigan Coffee House.

Parked the cars at the entrance to Manley Park (right).  The map shows the rest of the walk.

 

This pond was flowing over the concrete and full force through
the pipe just last week.  It is obviously controlled from up stream.

 


Looking down towards the beach from near the start of the trail.

 


Stairway down to the beach.  Tide was in so we opted out.

 

 

Coming off the Manley Park trail onto Aros Road.

 

Clearwater Dairy Farm at junction of  Lefran and Clearwater Rd.

 


Somebody's bucket has got a hole in it.

 


Lots of Snowdrops in bloom.

   


Down the stairway at the end of Clearwater Road.

 


Enjoying the beach at the end of Clearwater Rd.  This tree
is balancing on the one limb.



 

Looking across the water to Salt Spring Island.  On the mountain at the south end is a large rock wall.  Does anyone know what this is about??  Photo is at 15X Zoom.

  

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We had a sunny albeit windy day for a 7Km walk around Victoria's Upper Harbour.  Stopped to view the progress on the new Johnson street Bridge, not quite ready to open yet??  Lunch at the Fan Tan Cafe was joined by Denis & Harry.



Parked at Banfield Park and walked clockwise over the Selkirk Trestle around the Upper Harbour



New Johnson Street Bridge looking South

 

 The Old Blue Bridge towers over the New Bridge

 

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It was a wet and foggy day for the 5 of us to trek a slow 3Km from Tim Hortons down to the Mill Bay Marina and back.  Stopped on the way for a look at the interior décor of the new Mill Bay Sushi restaurant that just opened Jan 28, 2018 at the Mill Bay Shopping Centre.

A short 3Km walk in the increasingly heavy rain.

Sorry, no photo's of the rain?

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The weather held pretty good for the 7 of us to trek 10Km from the Legion to, and through the Shawnigan School grounds today.  A few rain drops and a bit of sunshine as well.  Our luck is still with us.  Below is the map and a few photos.  --  DeNNis.



Started at the Legion (right) and avoided the main road as much as possible.  A circle of the Shawnigan School grounds and retraced our route back stopping for coffee on the way.

Down past the Museum to the E&N Rail tracks.

Along the tracks to Masons Beach and then onto some of the small streets
behind Masons Store.

The lake is still pretty high.

Tree with a split personality.

Shawnigan Creek at the bridge by Masons Beach.



Masons Store.




Still in the Christmas mode here.



This cat is not hanging around with all these guys heading this way.

The "Cat House" at Shawnigan Lake School

This guy hung around until the last minute.



Nice little bridge.

A different Totem at the School.

The lower playing field.



The trail was a little wet in places.



The School hockey rink.

Near the School's entrance gate.



We need space to spread out while we have coffee. This beautiful table is a single piece of Fir with live edges.



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We had a clear day for the 11 of us to trek the 6Km around Kingzett Lake (AKA the Quarry).   Coffee was enjoyed at the Schoolhouse Coffee Shop in Cobble Hill.




Parked on Thain Road and walked in to the Lake



Along the old Haul Road to the Lake

 

First stop to view the Lake

 

Scramble up the hill to find the upper Trail around the Lake

Somebody has been camping here and left their garbage behind


 

Slippery Slope back to the trail



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Supposed to rain.  A bit of a sprinkle but luck was with us again.  Good start for a New Year.  Not a great day for taking photos but here are the few I got for our first 2018 walk.

Parked on Deloume Rd behind Tim Hortons (top left).  Down across the Highway, through Mill Bay Center, and the clockwise loop as shown.

As stated, a slight drizzle, but not bad for a rainy forecast.

You can still make out our shadows on the pavement.

Spotted on Partridge Rd.  A 1962 Ford Thunderbird.



Starting down the path from Partridge Rd to Seaview Rd.

Looking down towards the water on Bay Rd. Socked in a bit.

This lot --

-- and this lot across the street, at the junction of Partridge and
Frayne Roads have been cleared for new construction.

This tree is ready to drop its pods for spring planting.

This sign was spotted on the ground alongside the perimeter
path of Mill Springs.

Part of the path along the perimeter of Mill Springs.

Mixed in with the Broom --

-- is Gorse in bloom.