Wet Start
Sun Prevails Lakes and Ocean Sun Jun 6th The plan this morning was to do a round trip walk past Hotel Lake and down to John Henry's in Pender Harbour to buy newspapers and then back via Garden Bay Lake and Mixal Lake (anti-clockwise on the map). The threatened rain stayed away and it was a delightful walk. Hardly any cars, super scenery and extremely quiet. Surely quieter than normal at this time of year due to non-essential travel restrictions, but it does make you wonder what it is like in the winter. John Henry's does not sell newspapers we discovered and as it was too early for beer, we had a quick coffee and a chat with the owner before heading back. Unusually, he recognized Capt Jack as a Springer (there are not that many in Canada) before telling us of his Duck Tolling Retriever and games as a youngster playing 'what dog would you like to be when you grow up'! Jack clearly knew he was a dog-lover and allowed him a stroke! Back home via Garden Ba...