We woke up in Chemainus and after feeding the cats and ourselves began our 12-night housesit with a walk along the Cowichan Valley Trail, which we can access at the end of our street. The mixed-use trail runs for 63 miles. It is mostly off road but does currently have some on road sections as well.
This is a view across the golf course towards the mountains.
After we got off the trail heading south, we walked back in towards town to check out the small downtown and Old Town before heading to the grocery store, Country Grocer, to pick up some groceries and ingredients for tonight’s dinner.
A few facts about Chemainus, British Columbia, population 4,033 as of 2021. It is most famous for its theater, which we’ll talk more about Sunday after our visit, and it’s 53 outdoor murals depicting important aspects of the town’s history. It was founded in 1858 as an unincorporated logging town, and there is still a large logging company in operation.
the main section of Chemainus from the South
to officially open the Downtown Revitalization Project.
a man who lived in the woods and was known as “The Hermit”
Even with today’s rainy weather, we enjoyed our first impressions of Chemainus.
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