We can’t believe our time on Vancouver Island is almost at an end. It has been a great trip. We definitely understand the appeal of living here — mountains, water, great trails, and good people! Rafa was the sweetest Labradoodle and great companion, and Willow and Wall-E have been entertaining cats. Our two homeowners were welcoming and helpful, and it will be sad Sunday morning when we head out, but I’m getting ahead of myself.
Today, we drove about 15 minutes south to Maple Mountain Forest Preserve to do some hiking on the multi-modal (hiking, mountain biking, equestrian) trails there and take advantage of the 70 F degree weather. There were a number of cars in the lot when we pulled in. During the almost 3 hour hike, we ended up pulling over for 3 mountain bikers and were passed by two men on motor bikes when we were on the park road for a short part of the hike. All of the trails were well marked.
Peckish Travels 