On the Road Again: Llama's, Fishing,Canning and Black Bears

August 9th---Lazy days of summer on Vancouver Island. July was a scorcher with temperatures reaching 100 degrees F. for a couple of days and not a cloud in sight. August has thus far been overcast and cooler with a few days of rain that is most welcome as there are some 400 forest fires burning in British Columbia. Larry and Lori have been busy working on Lori's duplex building the forms and laying the re-bar in preparation for the pouring of the concrete parking pad. We managed to get away a couple of times to fish at port Renfrew but the fishing in that area has been spotty with very few large Chinook being caught--at least while we have been there. Only seven more weeks left before we head back on the road. First stop will be "The Grand Canyon" Take good care and will blog again in Sept.

What's for Breakfast?

Llamas on the farm just behind our motorhome.

Another small Chinook Salmon.

No Fish biting so might as well read.

You may think he's sleeping but he's actually thinking really hard.

Scooby will let us know when the fish hit our lines.

A Sample of some of the canning Alvina did in preparation for our upcoming trip to the U.S.

Blueberry Jam, Apricot Jam, Antipasto,strawberry Jam,Pickles and salmon.

We encountered a Black Bear Fishing as we left the Marina on our way to the ocean.

Warning from B.C. Parks Read carefully.

We advise the outdoorsman to wear little noisy bells on clothing so as to give advanced warning to any bears that might be close so you don't take them by surprise.

We also advise anyone using the out-of-doors to carry "Pepper Spray" with them in case of an encounter with a bear.

Outdoorsmen should also be on the watch for fresh bear activity, and be able to tell the difference between black bear feces and grizzly bear feces. Black bear feces is smaller and contains lots of berries and squirrel fur. Grizzly bear shit has bells in it and smells like pepper.