Having arrived at our hotel after midnight last night (and having been up since 4:30 AM), we appreciated checking into our room and almost immediately collapsing in bed.
So today we slept in until about 7:30 - 8:00 AM. We ate our very simple continental breakfast in the hotel. We explored what we could do in the area and decided on a walk on Storeys Beach. J always likes to explore these long beaches in depth - I walked for just an hour or so. When I returned to get my book to sit on the beach and read, I was delighted to see that there were whales in the area! J some them too, from a different vantage point.
As we were staying at the Airport Inn (do not read 'fancy' when you read the title - it is most definitely a 2 star motel) we had to drive about 10 km into town. We used our A & W coupons to get a teen burger meal and two mama burgers for lunch. After that we found the visitors centre and walked along the waterfront. Two tall ships were in town and seemed to have a group of people boarding them.
We then went to the Quatse Salmon Stewardship Centre where we learned about the efforts to help coho salmon survive. From 2,500 eggs spawned in the wild, only TWO make it back to spawn. With the help of NVISEA 100 or more return to spawn. That is a 50 fold increase in the salmon's success rate to live!
We went for a walk in the woods along the Quatse River (which is very low and is a very warm 13 C), then returned to our room for a little down time.
We then shared two entrees for supper at the Glen Lyon Inn. Back to the room to catch up on some work - and pack for our kayaking day trip tomorrow. We need to leave the hotel at 7:30 AM to drive to Telegraph Cove to meet for the day's adventure!
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