Grand Crew (Special Interest Wine-tasting Group) Goes to the Okanagan This was a trip that was a year in the planning. The accommodation had to be reserved well in advance, dinner reservations made and the van (and accompanying sommelier) booked for a day of wine-tasting and lavish lunch. If you were to ask each of…
Eight Probus members went on a leisurely walk along the Cable Bay Nature Trail and further to Dodds Narrows on what turned out to be a lovely day, Thursday September 19th. The 4.6km trail is wide and relatively easy, meandering through lush ferns with beautiful old forest towering above. Remnants of a previously planned development are…
Little Qualicum Falls was the site of the August walk and about nine members enjoyed the spectacular scenery of this nearby Provincial Park. The walk snaked back and forth over beautiful, deep gorges carved out by cascading waterfalls, and while enjoying the beauty of the valley, some members found it opportune to get to know…
Walking club members enjoyed the mostly shaded walk on a warm July day around Westwood Lake. The trail is 5.51 km, relatively flat and well groomed and follows the contours of the water. Expecting half the number that actually came, the delighted, but understaffed and slightly frazzled owner of the Westwood Lake Bistro did…