Just saw a Lonely Planet program about a hotel in Qualicum beach in Vancouver Island BC. The hotelier has designed two Spheres called Eve and Erin, suspended in the trees accessible by ladders. They look cosy and intriguing. Of course my first thought was, are there toilets? apparently so although they did not spend alot of time explaining the plumbing system.
The name Qualicum Beach took me right back to my honeymoon in 1985. We took a left round about there, heading for Tofino on the west coast and our eventual camping ground by the water. If the spheres had been around I think we would have tried them once but we had dear old Bluebell the VW camper and a canoe so we were self sufficient except for lack ot toilet facilities. We went in tthe bushes. There was no one but us, bliss!
Canoeing caused a little tension however. I was keen even in those days to spot whales but we didn't see any. Not sure if we tried to fish. I know we didn't catch any and the current was very strong, giving us more than a few moments of panic one evening when we tried to return to the camp site. Very different from my previous canoeing expeience in the Zambezi river, and Zambezi Lake with husband number one in 1967. But that's another story.
About Me
- Pauline Reynolds
- Not as young as I was but young enough to be curious about the world and go places to write about it.
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