In March many travel to Japan to see blossoming trees.
But the trees near Parksville, B.C. are pretty great too. 🙂
More Parksville photos.
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cycling Qualicum Beach, B.C.
Qualicum Beach is a town located on Vancouver Island British Columbia, Canada. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 8,687.
It is situated at the foot of Mount Arrowsmith, along the Strait of Georgia on Vancouver Island‘s northeastern coast. …
It’s easy to bike between Qualicum and Parksville on quiet roads.
Though I’d spent plenty of time – in the past – walking the shoreline, this time I stayed up above in town. Close to the railway track.
… a popular tourist destination, with many rental cottages dotting its coast. It is also a popular retirement community, and has the oldest average population in Canada with a median age of 60.9 in 2006. …
If you are looking for a cozy little retirement cabin …
… check out Qualicum Beach. 🙂
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Spring cleaning
Pressure washer. Trying to remove the pesky spores, molds and fungus from outside my parent’s place in Parksville, B.C.
Dad’s resident deer
A young buck has been resting in my Dad’s yard when not grazing.
Uncle Reg hosts Christmas dinner
🙂 Delicious.
farewell Parksville
I’ve spent a lot of time in this B.C. retirement community this summer. 🙂
My parents and brother Rob live here. And these guys. 🙂
the giant salmon that got away …
Went salmon fishing with Dad out of Port Alberni, B.C.
Within 10 minutes of putting line down to 50 feet he caught one of the biggest salmon of his life.
He had it in the net 3 times … each time thrashing out.
The third time was the charm. It managed to break the 25 pound test line. And escape. 😦
… It was a beautiful day on the water. At least.
Happily, he did catch another smaller salmon.
Otherwise backyard venison might have been added to the menu.
Delicious.
He’ll get the BIG one next time. Perhaps during the September long weekend derby.
Parksville Sand Sculpture 2015
From 60 applications this year organizers selected 15 soloists and 7 doubles teams. The winner in each category in Parksville is sent on to the World Championship of Sand Sculpting the following year in Atlantic City.
The theme this time is ‘heroes and villains’.
I probably should have voted for Batman and the Joker.
Instead I voted for a more complex sculpture featuring a monster who wanted to be a hero. But who couldn’t. The artists were there explaining the concept. Respect.
Last year, more than 91,000 people passed through the gates to see the sand sculptures. Since 2000, the society has donated more than $350,000 back to community groups from the money it raised during the exhibition.
Parksville hopes to host the World sand sculpting championships sometime soon.
Pacific Prime Restaurant, Parksville
The evening before my brother Rob’s wedding, my Dad took some of the VIP wedding guests out to dinner at the most expensive place in town. Right on the boardwalk.
I had the lamb. Not bad. 🙂
Rick McCharles 