Girls Week!

Vanessa and Amber are here for our annual Girls Week! Amber arrived Sunday eve, and Nessa on Monday noon, and it was 33 degrees, so we spent the day at the beach!

The girls had fun with the boat, and walked/swam over to the sand bar.

Once the tide went out enough to expose some sand, they had a go on the skim board.

We had supper at Lefty's, then home for some scrabble, computer time and enjoying the evening as it cooled down.

Vancouver visitor

Our friend Kevin, who we met in Puerto Morelos, came to Parksville for the weekend. It was so hot one evening, we just went down to the beach, walked around in the warm water, and enjoyed the lovely evening.

Sunday we attended Jazz in the Garden, at Milner Gardens. As the wonderful music played, we sat on the porch of the Milner House and had tea.....perfect.

Milner House was built in 1929 and this waterfront home has had many royal visitors over the years. The Milners left the home and 70 acres to be enjoyed by the public forever. Amazing gardens, many events such as the jazz concert throughout the year, and of course, always tea served with all the style of an era gone by.

The music went from 12 to 4 and included many well known jazz musicians as well as some very talented young adults who had attended Phil Dwyer's music camp this summer. All in all, a fabulous concert by the sea.