Another duck in the wild.

 

A demon duck!  Eric saw the ducking happen.  I had just bought a nice big duck at the thrift store so we ducked the other Jeep parked near us.  Hopefully it was her ;)  

New leg braces fitting day.

2 and half hours in an old hospital with no a.c.  Kai and I made our escape at the one hour mark and found a waiting room with a bathroom, a fan, two couches and near the front door that opened periodically to let in fresh air.

No one wanted to visit the beach.  We ate lunch out at May Gold before the appointment so afterwards we just high tailed it home.

We're getting there.

Grout.  Eric would like all of us to remind him of this moment the next time he considers tiling ;)

Finny had prayer paws.  That he unfolded as soon as I got the camera open.  How do they know?  

Dole cones.

I went to see Dawn-Marie perform at an accordion festival.  These two came with me.  Then Lili surprised us by joining.  We all enjoyed the music more than we were expecting to.

Dm is on the far right.  She was fabulous of course.

The rain is finally starting.  We are desperate here on the island to help with the fires.  Kai and I are off to Easter Seal Family Camp tomorrow for the weekend.  I'm dreading dealing with rain and I sort of also want to dance in it.  Last year there was a huge storm with lightning, wind and rain.  

Resort Day

 

It rained really hard last night.  We declined sitting outside.  We were home for a late dinner after Cormorant Island and then we just stayed in.  Eric watched his first movie of the trip.

We have been able to sleep in each day.  Eric and I got another quiet morning moment on the beach. 

Tons and tons of bird and chipmunk activity in our site.  Definitely keeping us entertained. Eagles, Stellar Jay's and Crows.

It was a lazy day. Very relaxing.  I got an ocean side nap in my couch.  So nice.  The sun was out most of the day. We ate well all day.  5 nights is long haul for camping.  We've enjoyed our stay here but I'm happy to go home too.  

At one point Eric left for the washroom.  I asked if we should be worried when he didn't come back in a timely fashion. Shannon said he probably found someone to help.  Then she sent me this.  We all had a good laugh.  The neighbors batteries were charging but not going to their trailer.  Eric's official diagnosis, it was crusty.  So he wasn't able to fix it for them.

The World's Tallest Totem Pole.

 

Cormorant Island, in Alert Bay stands the World's Tallest Totem pole.  173' high.  Two logs, one 163' and one is 10'.  Carved in 1973.

Pushing it over.

A wee otter family.

Funny otter butt shot.

Luk babysat me through a bloodsugar crash. Granola bars while Eric and Kai went to get more snacks.  

A memory popped up today.  Oh Izzy, I miss you!  Coco was 4 months old and a total floof, it's shocking how much she's changed from puppyhood.  Sassy was a year and a bit here.  So tiny without the full coat.  

Pretty rare that I get pictures I'm allowed to share.  Fei and her friend Monica at the Tate McRae concert last night.  Adorable.

Eric's morning walk.

 

Port McNeil

 

The adults decided to go see the World's Largest Burl.  Cherry didn't like that plan. 

We got a jump from a fellow camper.

First, stop to find a geocache.

Then the World's Largest Burl.

Of course they crawled inside it.

The Port McNeil Museum.

A local thrift store. A puzzle for Shannon, book for me and a copy of Lili's favorite kid book.  Haha. Kidding. She hated this book and would hide it all over the house when she was little. 

A giant monkey tree.

The town clock.  On the list of things to see.  ?  

Ending our time here at a local pub before getting home to the boys.  Oh, and the battery died again.  A local gave us a jump and Eric then bought a jump pack.  We needed to run the car for a good while.  I was concerned about disturbing neighbors so Dagen, Luk and I offered to go for a drive.  Our drive took us to McDonald's in Port Hardy for ice cream.  Imagine that.

Two more days to fill here.  No clue what's next.  There is a fossil place nearby, but it's the same bumpy road as yesterday.