Our new favorite hobby is walking. On Saturday we found a new area that has many walking trails on Crown Land (owned by the Federal Canadian Government and ok for everyone's use with exception of no motorized vehicles/bikes on these particular trails) only a mile from home. We started out walking and it immediately started to rain. I had to stuff my digital camera under my coat to protect it until the rain stopped - with the lens it made me look a bit like Alien.. Finally, the sun came out so I was able to snap a few pictures. This is what the Pacific Northwest Rain Forest looks like on Vancouver Island. Lots of moss!
It was extremely peaceful and quiet. We heard a squirrel and woodpecker and saw a couple of small finches.
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| Steaming grass in the sunshine. |
There are no predators on Vancouver Island except Cougars that you have to watch out for. There have been several attacks on humans and animals so we made sure to be aware when walking (which means hubby found a stick to carry - the protector) as one was recently spotted in town within the last two weeks.
Saturday night we went out for our monthly dinner date and tried out a new to us Greek Restaurant. The food was great and there was a senior Greek man playing the most beautiful folk songs on his guitar. Unfortunately I am often disappointed by restaurant meals - this was an exception and we will definitely be back as the food and atmosphere were both excellent.
Sunday the sun came out again which is unusual in Winter two days in a row. We went down to the Ocean (sorry no pictures) and walked two miles on the beach as the tide was out. Hubby has a special watch he uses for working out which monitors heart rate and caloric burning. He estimated we burned about 250 calories each as walking in sand is quite the workout. We definitely will find more new places to walk and hike as this seems to be a very healthy and inexpensive hobby!
Nice! I love the moss on the west coast. Many of my pictures from our recent trip to Salt Spring included moss as a focal point. I won't show you a pic of Alberta today but walking was definitely not on our agenda. No blizzard, just cold and bleary. A bit of a shock after some nice warm melting weather. I'm glad you were both able to do some great walking in the sun on the weekend. :)
ReplyDeleteSo funny that we appreciate moss as in Alberta it rarely grows as it is so dry there!
DeleteLovely pictures, i love going for walks unfortunately the cold and long hours hasnt allowed me to be able to go on many walks lately.
ReplyDeleteGreat post!
Vanessa
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We bundled up - it was about 7 degrees celcius so not that warm, but certainly pretty!
DeleteBeautiful photos! The rain forest in Western Washington is one of my favorite places to visit.
ReplyDeleteYes, I am sure it looks the same as we are not too far away. I love how the moss grows on only one side of some of the trees. The trees are so large that even in the rain if you stood under them you didn't get wet.
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