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This is a diary of where we are, where we were and what we are doing. Check out the older posts unfortunatly I am slower putting up the pictures than Margaret is writing the blogs Colin :)
Monday, September 05, 2005
Moving Day and a tour
At about 11:30 we notice our new spot was vacant so we packed up the trailer and mover over. It took us about an hour and then we headed off for a drive to the Butterfly Farm. The butterflies were all from tropical areas as were the birds and insects........including one very large, hairy, bird eating Tarantula. He was not my favourite but he was in a sealed cage or I’d have been out of there!!
There was a beautiful garden at the back with ponds for giant goldfish and frogs. I was also suppose to attract humming birds, but we never saw any.
Next we drove to Cathedral Grove, an old growth, redwood and cedar forest. There were trees here 800 years old, the largest being 9 metres in circumference. These trees make you feel very humble, they are just so big and old. You kind of feel like dinosaurs will come out at any time. As the trees die and fall down they are left as hey fall and only cut to allow pathways to go through. Very neat place!
The biggest tree!
On the way back we stopped at the small town of Coombs. There claim to fame is the General Store which sports a grass roof complete with goats on it to keep it trimmed down......very cute goats!
The store itself has a huge selection of produce, deli items, baked goods, chocolate, some clothing, crafts, dishes and souvenirs. I’m sure there’s more but I’d never get done writing this. The store is surrounded by a lot of other little specialty shops selling almost anything you would ever want..
We continued on to the Englishman River Waterfalls park to check out the Falls there.
Back to the trailer for B-B-Q Steak!
Seems a little out of place
Tour Bus Graveyard?
There was a beautiful garden at the back with ponds for giant goldfish and frogs. I was also suppose to attract humming birds, but we never saw any.
Next we drove to Cathedral Grove, an old growth, redwood and cedar forest. There were trees here 800 years old, the largest being 9 metres in circumference. These trees make you feel very humble, they are just so big and old. You kind of feel like dinosaurs will come out at any time. As the trees die and fall down they are left as hey fall and only cut to allow pathways to go through. Very neat place!
The biggest tree!
On the way back we stopped at the small town of Coombs. There claim to fame is the General Store which sports a grass roof complete with goats on it to keep it trimmed down......very cute goats!
The store itself has a huge selection of produce, deli items, baked goods, chocolate, some clothing, crafts, dishes and souvenirs. I’m sure there’s more but I’d never get done writing this. The store is surrounded by a lot of other little specialty shops selling almost anything you would ever want..
We continued on to the Englishman River Waterfalls park to check out the Falls there.
Back to the trailer for B-B-Q Steak!
Seems a little out of place
Tour Bus Graveyard?