Saltspring Island March 30th
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On our way to Saltspring Island we stopped in Chemainus.
Near the visitor centre - someone has decided that the statue of J.R.MacMillan shouldn't have cold ears during the winter.
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The cedar saw mill at Chemainus.
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The sign on this tree stump says "Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata) Age-500 yrs./Height over 200 ft./width 11 ft. This giant saved from a land clearing off Marie Farms south of Chemainus, is a tribute to the history and heritage of this town. Fell about 80 yrs ago, this tree would have framed at least 2 houses. They were chopped down this high up using spring boards to stand on to get above the pitchy swell butt."
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A model of a water wheel at the first mill.
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Welcome to the Chemainus park.
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Another look at the water wheel.
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Waiting for the ferry at Crofton.
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Crofton marina.
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The ferry arriving from Vesuvius.
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Looking back at downtown Crofton from the ferry dock. That's our red car at the front of lane 2.
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More of Crofton.
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This tug brought in a raft of logs to the mill site beside us.
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And we're off! Heading to Saltspring Is.
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Looking back at the Crofton pulp mill.
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Saltspring Is. to the left, Vancouver Is. to the right.
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Arriving at Vesuvius. You don't realize how tall those douglas fir trees are until you are driving underneath them!
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Looking over the marina in downtown Ganges from the old Saltspring Hotel. The yellow umbrellas shade the restaurant patio.
From here we attended a memorial for our friend Ingrid Boesel who passed away in December. This would have been her 76th birthday and she would have loved the beautiful spring day.
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Back on the ferry heading home. The GPS says we are at -1 m elevation, but during the trip that number varied from -20 m to +27 m!!
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After a stop and Heather and Steve's for supper we continued on home. There was a nice sunset just beyond Parksville.
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