A Lagoon, an Ocean Drive, and Driftwood Bird Sculptures!

Well, it's been just over three weeks since our last blog post... and, boy, have we been busy!

Leaving North Vancouver, we took the ferry across to Nanaimo, on Vancouver Island, where we had booked an Air BnB for four nights. After this, we traveled as far north as the road would take us, and stayed for several nights in Port Hardy, exploring the northern part of the island before heading south again to Ucluelet. We'll have to condense that adventure into a separate blog.

Currently, we are two thirds through our house/pet sit in Colwood, near Victoria. Again, we've been exploring the area, this time with two gorgeous dogs on board.

One of the places that we were attracted to was an ocean drive at the Cobourg Peninsula, which separates a lagoon from the ocean - barely ten minutes away from where we are staying.

We walked the dogs on the beach close to sunset, and they thoroughly enjoyed the occasional splash in the water, and the many places to sniff!

Before parking, we were intrigued by several wooden bird sculptures by the side of the road. Apparently, a local artist, Paul Lewis, sculpted these massive driftwood birds on the Esquimalt Lagoon and they have attracted the attention of hundreds of beach-goers. More than 50 birds, including ravens, owls, eagles and hummingbirds dot the shore, celebrating nature and the nearby Esquimalt Lagoon Migratory Bird Sanctuary. They were fascinating!

Mark suggested that I should take care of the dogs while he would capture some of the sculptures with the intention of sharing them with those of you who kindly follow our adventures.