May 31, paddle west side of sunshine coast

On Thursday we toured the historic downtown.
On Friday we went on another paddle with uncle john leading up the west side of the sunshine coast.Lots of eagles.We saw another bear  just below our rv site on the beach.. this one was a mature bear , a little bigger than the others we seen.

Beer tasting at local brewery

WWII ships used as breakwater

Chip barge going into mill

Spotted this otter on the side of the road

Vancouver island in the background

Tug pulling log boom

Stopped for lunch

May 30, Okeover paddle

We paid for a guided kayak tour of the eastern side of the sunshine coast.A little different from the east coast.. because we were in an inlet the marine life we saw was minimal. The scenery though is spectacular .

oyster farm

The starfish are actually purple ,pink & brown

We paddled to this cove for lunch

Our tour guide getting lunch ready

More starfish

This brown one is called a leather starfish

Guess how many starfish?

May 29, Powell River Hike, rain forest

Rain Forest..everything is green and mossy

Biggest picnic table

Back at the rv park..ready for bbq

May 28, Powell River

Since we arrived at Powell River we have hiked two trails. One was to a high point in the area, the other was thru a rain forest. Bonnie used a set of metal spoons hanging from her jacket as a warning bell in case of bears. The Powell River area is surrounded by heavy forest and the bears are plentiful. While visiting uncle John and having coffee in the  backyard we spotted the same bear three times.. small bear, maybe young 2 year old. There was a shellfish festival on the weekend and we enjoyed music and food. Oysters are the big seafood harvest here. Enjoy the pics

From the back of the rv looking at Vancouver Island .. water is the Strait of Georgia

High point overlooking Powell River

The breakwater is 5 old WWII ships that were made of concrete

Powell Lake,50 miles long

Shellfish festival opened with bagpipes

Fish cleaning stations

Bear running along the road , we are in a residential area.. video below was of bagpipe opening of festival

May 22, Leaving Port Mcneill

May 22, we left Port McNeill and drove 3 hrs to Comox to catch the ferry to Powell River. We saw a bear on the drive down. The ferry ride was smooth and we arrived at Garnet Rock Rv at 3:30 at Powell River. This has the nicest scenery around.. our site overlooks the strait of Georgia. The area here is a kayakers paradise. We plan to do some kayaking and hiking .

On the side of the road

Ready to board the ferry to Powell River

Looking back at Vancouver Island from the ferry

Town of Powell River

May 17 Port McNeill

May 17 we packed up and left Victoria for a 450k drive north to Port McNeill to visit with Bonnie,s nephew & wife and our son Tim.Can’t go much further north than Port McNeill. You can see the mainland across the water with snow capped mountains in the distance., beautiful . The area reminds us of Newfoundland. Drove to Port Hardy and walked the waterfront. Also drove to Telegraph cove.. remote fishing village. Lots of bear around, warnings every where..Max $50,000 fine for feeding bears. We did see two bears .. one on the road to telegraph cove and the other on the day we left. After Port Mcneill ferry ride to the mainland to Powell river to visit more family.  

Scenery off the back deck , rocky mountains in the distance

Telegraph cove

Two eagles on the top of the log pile

Port hardy waterfront ,huge eagle on top of the tree