August Out & About – Golf & Dinner Outing We had a great turn-out of twelve golfers for 18 holes and eight for 9 holes. PROBUS members enjoyed terrific weather, a course in great shape and a variety of golf styles. In the end everyone had fun and with another four spouses joining us for dinner, we had…
Out & About: Cable Bay/Dodd Narrows Hike and Picnic – Thursday July 28th On July 28th, 12 PROBUS members ventured out on one of the best hikes in South Nanaimo. Beginning our walk at the trailhead in the Cedar area, we followed the path which meanders downhill through a rainforest to the Strait of…
On June 28th, what was supposed to be a Westwood Lake walk with lunch at the Bistro morphed itself into a short hike round Little Qualicum Falls when we found out the Westwood Lake Bistro is no longer open on Tuesdays. No matter; the twelve of us who went to LQF enjoyed one of…
On a cool-ish, cloudy Friday morning, 15 eager participants from the Northwest Bay PROBUS club met with hunt organizers, Bonnie and Phil Howell, at Parksville’s Community Centre where they were given their walking papers. Five DSH teams were formed: The Trashy Sand Dollars, Two Roses and a Thorn, Grant’s Ghouls, Aimless Wanderers and The Neapolitans.…
GLASS ART – AN AWESOME EXPERIENCE The heat is breathtaking; the fire simply blinding. The hair on your arms feels totally singed, but inside the kiln your work is slowly taking shape and the magic of a blown piece of glass art is only moments away from reality. Seven members who attended the first Probus…
Kitty Coleman Woodlands Gardens – May 19 – Thurs., May 19th was a great day to join friends on a guided walk through the Kitty Coleman Woodland Gardens. Bryan Zimmerman, creator, owner , and tour guide led 12 members and guests through an extensive network of meandering cedar bark paths bordered by beautiful rhodos in bloom.…