Relaxation and a Road Trip

After another waffle-filled breakfast we browsed some of the shops in Courtenay and then headed North on the 19A to Campbell River and Port McNeill.

The scenery became more and more mountainous and forests full of enormous pines stretch for miles here – needless to say it is serious logging territory. We were ever hopeful of roadside wildlife, but there was none to be seen. Mark enjoyed some Canadian driving to give Marian some brief respite and we pulled in to Woss, a town with a population of less than a thousand, to sample the lunch options from the local store. There were limited, but we filled up with gas and continued to Port McNeill and checked in to Black Bear Resort – another great find by Marian that has bear-shaped numbers on the room, a fabulous pool and hot tub.

This guy was happy to pose for his picture!

Bald Eagle Juvenile

Mark and I sampled the delights of the Market Place grocery store and we had dinner at the waterfront steakhouse where eagles and herons were stationed on the masts of the boats and streetlamps by the jetty. I only had the phone camera so resolved to return in the morning to see if I could be lucky and see them again. Sure enough, he was there again, along with a youngster in his juvenile plumage.



The coastline is stunning up here - whales are frequently sighted nearby and we are starting to get very excited about our visit to Smith Inlet on Thursday.

We may be out of internet for a few days so I will update when we return to Port Hardy !