Men's Walking Group

Another cool, crisp, but sunny Monday morning for a 9Km walk on Wilkinson Road.  Good day for a stroll on Wilkinson Road.  Map and photos below.  --  DeNNis.

Parked the cars up behind Tim Hortons (bottom right) and did a clockwise loop from there, across the "stone bridge" to Wilkinson Road. 

Lots of moss building up on the stone work of the bridge.

Frances Kelsey School.

Sylvan United Church.



Looking upstream from the bridge on Shawnigan-Mill Bay Rd.

Kerry Park Arena.

Shadows.

The bridge near Wilkinson Rd.

Ferns are nice and green.

Pussy Willows starting to form?

A couple of horses enjoying the sun.

Ecole Mill Bay Elementary boarded up.

George Bonner school.

This wooden shoe needs some TLC.

Looking at the progress on Hayden Rd off of Horton Rd.



Pioneer Square Mall.



Dandelions are getting started.



Must be coffee time.

Men's Walking Group

Temp near 0C when we started the trek.  Cool and sunny - perfect weather for a 9Km walk to check out the Cowichan Bay Heron Colony.  A few interesting things along the way.  Map and pics below.  --  DeNNis.

Parked in the Market lot near the Koksilah Rd Fire Hall.  The map shows the route quite well.



An interesting fencing concept.

You don't see many of these milk cans these days.





Obviously a "Bed & Breakfast".



The view from above Cowichan Bay village.

Unique driveway marker - looks like a large boulder.

The Ocean Front Hotel.

Looking down one of the docks.

Seen in passing.

Statue in Hecate Park.

Looking over his domain.

"Birds of a feather flock together"  -  just some of the Heron nests.

Woops - those aren't Herons.

Looking up to the sky and towards the sunlight makes
for poor photo quality.

A heron couple for every nest.





Heading back down Wessex Road.

Cowichan Bay Suites

High and dry!

Photography Group

These images were noted while on the Men's Walking trip to Duke Point.

Ed

"Curling on the Ferry"

"Dining at the Crow and Gate Pub"

Men's Walking Group

Great weather once again for a 6 Km trek and Pub lunch at the Crow & Gate.  This time a walk on the Duke/Jack Point trail near Nanaimo.  Map and photos below.  --  DeNNis.

Parked the cars at the Duke/Jack Point trail parking lot (bottom right).  The yellow dotted line shows the route from there.

 


Easy flat trail to start.

 


The welcoming statue has seen
better days.

 


First staircase - 35 stairs.

  

Reflections - from the top of
the first staircase.

   


Looking back at the sawmill.

 


The faux petroglyph.

  

Looking across to Nanaimo.

 


Very low tide.

 


Lots of unique shapes in the rocks from water wear.

 


Second staircase - 34 steps.

 


This tree needs to see a
doctor.

 
  


Third staircase - 63 steps.

 


The ferry "Coastal Inspiration" leaving Duke Point.

 


Jack Point Light in the foreground and the
Coastal Inspiration in the distance.

 


Difficult to catch these Sea Lions above water -
they keep diving out of sight.

 

 


Some one says "Looks like a golf course
down there."

 


Heading back - near the parking area.

 


 Cars are just beyond the light at the end of the tunnel.