In Campbell River

 CAMPBELL RIVER is situated on the east coast of Vancouver island, British Columbia on Discovery passage. It's about a 3 1/2 hour drive north of Victoria.   In the spring it is somewhat of a show off.  All fresh and new.

 Has a healthy group of Star Trek enthusiasts, of the furry purrrrsuasion.

 Beaches at low tide  provide a great expanse  of wide open spaces. You can find beaches all along the coast. Some of the closest ones  to the city are Saratoga, Miracle  and Rotary Beach and a few others tucked here and there.

 In the spring,  spring flowers are bar none. Lush. Green. Velvety with rain. ( This is Anenome)
 Discovery Harbour, Fisherman's Wharf, Coast Discovery Marinas are close  by. Salmon point is located just on the edge of town,heading towards Courtenay.

 If you get a fishing license, you can fish from the Pier ,off the boardwalk on hot summer days, or go with a fishing guide and fish in open water.

 Or you can try whale watching.

 Or cat watching.

 And try out the  fabulous sushi places downtown.

 Or just watch the flowers grow.

  A 40 minute drive north of  Campbell River, is Strathcona Park. 

 Watch the flora and fauna wave in the wind.

 Or be watched.

 Plenty of biking, hiking, golf. Grape vines explode. In the fall there will be grapes to turn into wine. Then there will be wine making from the fruits that have grown all summer: rhubarb, blackberry, cherry, grape, apple......

In Campbell River Pier Street Market goes on all summer long, till October. I have gone off and on, can be a little pricey, but there are tons of aritsans, baking, fresh veggies, music to be had. Grteat place to meet people.

 Quadra island  hosts Studio tours from time to time featuring local art people, crafters, designers. Really something to see.

 And when you get tired , there are  B and B's, Resorts, Campgrounds, hotels, and friends to stay with.

 Real estate is changing all the time in Campbell River.

 The streets are wide and easy to navigate.

 And the fences are pretty nice as well for sitting on.

 A new hospital is going up. Exploding out of the ground. It is said it will be ready in about 371 days. It will be fabulous.

 Meanwhile. Plenty of time to watch the ferns unfurl. And rush hour seep by. Or just sit on the porch and watch it all unfold.

"Imagination is the real and eternal world of which this vegetable universe is but a faint shadow. " (William Blake)