October Out & About – The great outdoors in Nanaimo…. Get your walking shoes on and join us for a “Walk and Dine” on beautiful Newcastle Island followed by lunch at the Dinghy Dock Pub. This is a real gem in our Nanaimo Parks system not to be missed. It’s an easy 8km-2 hour hike around Newcastle…
NEW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP IS UP AND RUNNING. IDEAS WORTH SPREADING! As a nonpartisan nonprofit foundation, whose main goal is spreading ideas and sparking conversation, the TED talks (over 2400) cover a huge survey of topics which are posted on their website: www.ted.com and are viewed free of charge by millions of people worldwide. The…
SCIENCE FICTION BOOK CLUB – *NEW* – Have you ever wondered about the appeal of science fiction? Have you wondered what the difference is between SciFi and Fantasy? Are you already a bit of a fan… or maybe a big fan? Sharon Seibt would like to “explore new worlds” with some other interested people. If you…
Sharon Seibt was the host for the September meeting of our For Peat’s Sake Whisky Club. As we have found at many previous meetings, one of the scotches was favoured over the other. The preferred drop was: Benriach 10 yr old Curiositas – 46 % – 700ml- $64 AB, $75 BC Everyone liked the wonderful peaty nose…
Five couples descended upon the Okanagan the week after Labour Day and returned with cars weighted down by cases of the best that we sampled. We stayed at Spirit Ridge Resort in Osoyoos and booked a 14 person OK Wine Tours van to take us around to seven wineries our first full day in the region (after some…
Newcastle Island is a hidden gem and, despite it’s proximity to downtown Nanaimo, many people in Oceanside have never been to it. On Saturday, September 13, 2014 the Northwest Bay PROBUS group set out to explore the island on its third hike of the season. Our numbers were smaller than previously (just six plus two dogs); but…