CanAm Model T tour Sept. 2009

With the Speedster on the trailer, on Sunday after breakfast, we headed home. We stopped at Qualicum Beach at the Shady Rest Restaurant / Pub. It overlooks the beach. I have quite a few of these beach shots in largest size. I may want to print some of them one day.






We stopped at the Art Gallery containing some of Hetty Fredrickson's painted faces from the Valley of 1000 faces. She had a most interesting life and career. The paintings are so fascinating!
A nurse log. There was a small park next to the Cable cafe with people of interest mentioned, but I have not recorded that information. There were also a few logging machines on display. This is logging country.
The Cable House Cafe is constructed with cable wrapped around it. I did not go in or read about it. It was a stop we made on the way back from Sayward.

The CanAm tour finished with the banquet at the Lions Hall on Saturday. Our trip home on Sunday was a nice drive on a fine day!

At home today we picked the apples. My tree produces a big crop every second year. This year we have about 24 apples, but I still have applesauce left from last year. I raked some leaves also. Its another lovely day out today. I can quite successfully ignore all the nasty things happening in the Mid-East and the refugee boat arriving on our shores.

CanAm Model T tour Sept. 2009

Photo opportunity on the dock at Sayward.
After our lunch stop at the Cypress Tree Inn we continue on to Sayward. We stop at the Art Gallery on our way back to Campbell River.


Its a tops down kind of day for touring

After our coffee stop we are on our way to Sayward
Today at home I emptied the rain gauge at 1:30. It had 2 inches of rain. Apparently there were storm warnings out. We suffered no damage and we need the rain.

CanAm Model T tour Sept. 2009

oh oh the rubber chicken was awarded on some pretense as light as feathers



Our coffee and doughnut stop by this sylvan lake at a turnout on the road. Too bad about the wires, again. The doughnuts and coffee were irresistable.
a low lying cloud. I wish I could have been on the ground with a tripod for this shot.
marvelous scenery. Too bad about all the telephone poles.
We are on our way, on a cloudy misty morning.




Some tire kicking and visiting in the parking lot before the tour begins on Saturday

At home today there was .5 of an inch of rain in the rain gauge. The water fall was just a trickle, so I cleaned the filter and reset the valves to have the full flow going down the waterfall. Now that the rains are starting, I should not have to worry about topping up any water I lose to evaporation or out the sides of the waterfall.

I did a few photos of autumn color. Some not too bad. I did a short search of ebay for any dslrs that might be easy pickins. Nothing notable.

CanAm Model T tour Sept. 2009

All model T's are not black...
Going in to do a trade??
An award winning chainsaw carving at the entrance of the building. Very nice! I should have taken notes of who, what, why...
The marina behind the Maritime Heritage Center, Campbell River, B.C.
A closer view of some of the cars, with the Inside Channel behind them. I think that is the name of the body of water. Cruise ships and all kinds of working ships pass by here. Please correct me on the name of this water body, if it is wrong.
EDIT: It is called the Discovery Passage. Thanks, Pat, Blaze and Monica, for the correct information.
Most of the cars parked at the Maritime Heritage Center. Our first coffee stop of the day. Its an excellent place to visit and have coffee. Skies are still cloudy and there is a bit of heavy mist about. :-))
Friday morning drivers meet. We are dressed for the wet weather. A bit of rain on starting out.
The rubber chicken award is earned when you have some kind of mechanical mishap. Once you have the rubber chicken you need to find someone else to award it to as the week end tour plays out.
This totem Pole is at a rest stop and view point on the Malahat

Pat and I put our 1915 Model T speedster on Lou's trailer and headed up over the Malahat on Thursday late morning, stopping at the lookout to check the tie downs. Everything is good. We stop in Duncan at Bravo for a most delicious Greek food lunch. I definitely have to go back there. I dashed up the street for a few minutes to have a look in the thrift shop. I came out of there in about 15 minutes with a huge, cranberry colored teddy bear, and 6 doillies.

We arrived at the meet hotel and unloaded, and got checked in. The Campbell River folks are the organizers this year, in particular, Blaze and Monica. There is a lavish spread for our 'wine and cheese' in the registration room. Visiting and tire kicking commences with the awarding of the chicken for the first instance.

In the morning we are up at a civilized hour to start the tour. It looks like rain, so I get into my camouflage rain gear and Pat's into his nice black stuff. We head off on a lovely tour where our first stop is the Maritime Heritage Museum for our coffee stop. There is a glass blowing shop just next door. I managed to find a purple vase that called my name. I was not allowed to take pictures in there. Pity. The people in Malta's glass blowing shop had no problems with us tourists taking photos. So back into our cars and onward....