Vancouver Island, BC – 8/5/2015
August 5, 2015 (Wednesday)
Jim and Anna left on the 10:30 AM ferry back to Port Angeles, Washington. Larry and Michael had taken a walk on the sea wall but Renee and I stood on the 9th floor balcony and waved to the ferry as it passed by. Â I’m sure they saw us (hopefully). The weather was cold and getting colder and we figured they were inside the ferry getting warm.
We left our home around 11:00 AM or so and headed up the island. Our plan was to drive about an hour and 10 minutes to The Crow and Gate Pub, have lunch, then go north another 30 minutes to Coombs Market to see the goats on the roof and check out the market. The drive took us longer than we had anticipated because we wanted Larry and Renee to get a “taste” of Duncan and the totem poles on most street corners, and Chemainus and the murals. Lovely drive and we finally found “The Crow and Gate around 1:30 PM. Such a fun little pub.
We each got something different and it was all so good. (It helped that we were really hungry by this time. Â dunger is the best spice.) After lunch we walked around the lovely grounds and saw their garden. They had one plant (not sure what it was) that was something the dinosaurs would have eaten as it was huge.
It was raining or we would have gone to Old Englishman Falls. Instead, we drove straight to Coombs Market and saw the goats. They were out (last time they were inside their home) and easy to see this time. Glad. We went into the market and went our separate ways so we could all enjoy looking at all the fun and unusual items they have to offer. Larry and Renee bought some hard to find items for their home. We ended up getting some ice cream and could not believe their single scoop was so big. Felt like at least a gallon of ice cream in the cone. I love ice cream and I could not eat the whole thing.
We were all tired and rested on the drive home. Michael did an excellent job of driving (while we slept) but he was cussing that he didn’t drive up island. He said it was poor planning on his part. We stopped at the Costco in Langford so Larry and Renee could get some Voltaren. They had never tried poutine so we got them some and they really liked it. Everyone needs to try poutine when they’re in Canada. Must admit that the poutine in Costco was much better than the poutine we tried last year in the shopping center food court.
That was our day. Hope yours was great!