A small group of determined bikers completed the 30 km ride today despite cooler conditions. We cycled from Bosleys parking lot near Quality Foods in Comox and around the Kin Beach loop, ending at The Park for coffee.
The March 28th General Meeting featured speakers Mike and Gill Thompson with an exceptional presentation about their January 2023 journey to the Falklands, South Georgia and the Antarctic Peninsula. Their photo slide show featured the many types of penguins, whales, seals and birds seen in the rich seas in these areas, along with scenery from the three locations including whaling stations on South Georgia and Shackleton's and Wild's graves, Point Wild on Elephant Island, the Port Lockroy post office and the British Antarctic survey building. They also spoke about the biosecurity in place to keep this pristine land free from invasive species.
Judi and Dale hosted a spectacular evening featuring Pinot Wines from far and wide. Our hosts treated us to Spaghetti Carbonara and Pork Loin. A dozen of us noshed on appetizers, salad and 3 desserts. As we ate our delicious meal we tasted 7 wines. Later, we were quizzed on them. What fun it was…🥂 The Probus hiking group met at Raven Lodge on Monday for a "resort snowshoe outing". It was a relatively short outing on well-packed trails that took us on the Old Cabin trail, to the Crooked Creek trail and then up and over the knoll on the Tree Beard trail. We stopped at Raven Lodge for a visit at the end of the hike before heading home. Many thanks to Teresa and Bruce for providing the trail passes! The Probus Peddlers took advantage of the sunny, warm weather last Sunday to pedal a favourite route from Quality Foods on Lerwick to the Lazo Road and Sand Pines area.
The weather forecast was appealing, so it was time to rally the Probus Paddlers for the first trip of 2024. March is early for kayaking, but it was an opportunity to get out during the annual herring spawn. We launched from the Little River Ferry Terminal and paddled North under sunny, warm and calm conditions as seen in the photos. Trip summary: 2 paddlers, 13.3 km, 2.5 hrs. Bob Allan Kayaking Group Coordinator With all the snow that came down over the weekend, snowshoeing was a must do! The Probus hiking group met at Raven Lodge and headed out into a forecast of wind and snow. We travelled to Lake Helen Mackenzie on a beaten track and once there, started to break trail along the lake until we came to the Piggot Creek bridge. After crossing the bridge we again broke trail, but this time through deep snow, following the Lake Trail route. After a quick lunch we returned to Raven Lodge to dry out, warm up and have a hot drink. Strathcona and Glacier snowshoe groups joined forces to create a 15-person trail-breaking team. We took turns leading through knee-deep powder across new terrain and on regular wintertime tracks. The group headed up the Helen Mackenzie trail but diverted over a ridge toward the Battleship Lake trail. Eventually we ended up making new tracks on Battleship and up a fairly steep knoll at the far end where we enjoyed a scenic, sunny lunch. Total snowshoeing time was about 4 hours. Photos by Teresa A small group braved the winds today for our second ride of the season. Old blue (and I) struggled up Lazo Hill directly into the wind. Phew. We all made it (barely).
Willy van Kemenade It was another very well planned and fun evening at Saturday's Mardi Gras Masquerade Madness Party. Guests arrived bedecked in gold, green and purple Mardi Gras bling, bearing a delicious banquet of appetizers and desserts. Music was organized by Barb Larson. And the room was decorated in genuine New Orleans style by coordinator Maryann Amiss and her dedicated crew. To add to the festivities one large table of experts took home the wine prize for their mastery of Mardi Gras trivia. And congratulations to Bob and Pat Allen - judged by the decibels of audience applause - as best costumed for the occasion. Well done everyone! |