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…
For our first Northwest Bay PROBUS Club hike on a beautiful sunny Friday August 8th 2014, we had 14 members (including four ladies). We car-pooled to the trailhead about 35 minutes just below Cassidy Airport. The Haslam Trail has blue markers and is part of the Trans Canada Trail. We started out shortly after 9:15.…
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…