October 16, 2005

October 16, 2005

Beaver Lake / Lake Cowichan, Youbou, Duncan, & Chemainus, B.C.

YEAR 2 DAY 121

 

Today was cloudy and mild with light rain all day long.

We slept in and got a late start to the day, reading yesterday's newspaper until noon. We had lunch, then I did preventive maintenance, unhitched, refilled the freshwater tank, and hooked up to sewer. Joanne went to pay for another night of camping, and had a discussion with the owner about the lots for sale, asking some questions that I hadn't thought of.

Today was a day of exploring the area, and listening to my birthday gift Sheryl Crow CD in the truck as we drove around. We drove back through the town of Lake Cowichan, then headed west on Hwy. 18 along Lake Cowichan ( the lake, not the town ) to the small resort town of Youbou at the west end of Lake Cowichan. The town of Lake Cowichan is at the east end of the lake. We had seen a sign advertising RV lots for sale at Youbou Marina. We found our way to Youbou Marina and checked out their RV lots. Many were waterfront. It's a nice resort. The lots are nicer, and cheaper, than here at Beaver Lake Resort. It's a moot point. Joanne read this morning that this area is the warmest area of Canada during the winter, but also the wettest. I don't want to live where it rains a lot, especially fall and winter rain. Been there, done that !

We drove east back on Hwy. 18, past Lake Cowichan, and back to Hwy. 1 at Duncan. We stopped at Wal-Mart to buy some sinus medication. I've been having sinus headaches. I think it's the high humidity of this area. We drove into "downtown" Duncan, parked, and walked around looking at all the totem poles around town that are Duncan's claim to fame. We drove out of Duncan back onto Hwy. 1, and headed north to Chemainus.

Chemainus is an old logging mill town, with large, stately old homes. The town is noted for its murals on the walls of many downtown buildings. Again we parked, and walked around viewing many of the murals. We drove down to the waterfront to look around and I couldn't resist buying a couple of take home dinners from Barnacle Barney's Fish & Chips. We drove around a bit more, actually lost, looking for our way back to the highway. Back on Hwy.1 we headed south, then turned west on Hwy. 18 back to Lake Cowichan, and Beaver Lake Resort.

We fed the animals, then sat down to our fish and chip dinners. Not as good as I had expected. After supper, I did couple of small maintenance jobs. I applied non-slip matting to the underside of the sofa table using double sided tape. I reinstalled the stove cover that I had removed for paint touch up. Joanne did some laundry, and washed dishes. I did today's accounting and journal entry, then retrieved today's photos from the camera and processed them in the laptop.

DSK