| Dog Salmon! Hard to imagine what it might
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| | tide goes out, it feels like we can walk
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| look like. Four-legged fish with floppy
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| | half-way to the mainland.Everywhere you
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| ears running up and down the beach! I
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| | go in Qualicum you see immaculate
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| don't think so.The Coast Salish (First
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| | gardens, so we decided to check out some
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| Nation people) on Vancouver Island called
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| | of the attractions. Milner Gardens and
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| Chum or Keta Salmon, Dog Salmon. Chum
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| | Woodlands is a rare property perched on
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| salmon develop a very hooked jaw with
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| | the shores of the Strait of Georgia. It
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| fierce teeth at spawning time. Perhaps
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| | has a 10 acre garden complete with a
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| that is why they were called Dog Salmon.
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| | character home that is used primarily as
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| Chum, on average, weigh eight to ten
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| | a tea-house. The garden is surrounded by
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| pounds and measure about 40 inches in
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| | 60 additional acres of Coastal Douglas
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| length. Their ocean coloration of silvery
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| | fir. Malaspina-University College
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| blue green changes at spawning time to
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| | acquired the site from Veronica Milner in
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| splotchy purplish red and with distinct
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| | 1996. Veronica's mother was a cousin of
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| yellow and pink vertical bars on their
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| | Winston Churchill. Much of the Royal
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| sides. They are one ugly fish!When we
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| | family has visited or stayed at the
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| arrive at Qualicum Beach (which means,
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| | gardens.From the tea-room and gardens you
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| "where the dog salmon run"), the last
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| | can enjoy super-natural views of Georgia
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| image that comes to mind is Dog Salmon.
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| | Strait and the Coastal Mountains on the
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| Qualicum Beach is a quaint village in the
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| | Mainland. The Gardens and Woodland is
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| middle of absolute paradise. Everything
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| | operated by a non-profit horticultural
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| is beautiful from the endless expansive
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| | society with a mission to maintain and
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| sandy and pebble beaches to the beautiful
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| | restore the gardens and buildings.
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| snow-capped mountains that provide a
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| | Volunteers and students carry out much of
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| backdrop to the area. The town has worked
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| | the maintenance of the gardens under the
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| hard preserving its heritage which is
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| | supervision of horticulture staff. I
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| obvious walking through the downtown
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| | recommend these gardens and walks through
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| area. A heritage style design is
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| | the woodlands.Looking for a tourist trap?
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| predominant, providing a friendly village
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| | Well, the best little tourist trap in BC
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| atmosphere. Everywhere we go from the
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| | is the Old Country Market in Coombs. Just
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| spectacular heritage designed Quality
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| | a few kilometers out of Qualicum you will
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| Foods grocery store to the funky
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| | find a country market with goats living
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| Smithford's, we meet very friendly
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| | on the roof. This eclectic market has
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| people.The town hall in Qualicum Beach
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| | something for everyone. My favourite is
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| Photo by Ron KirsteinFinding a place to
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| | the ice cream bar. It is no ordinary ice
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| stay is not difficult. The area has an
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| | cream bar. It is about 40 feet long and
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| abundance of accommodations from bed and
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| | offers many choices of ice cream, sorbet
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| breakfasts to motels and resorts. We
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| | and gelato. A single cone cost me just
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| chose the Seaview Beach Resort because we
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| | $3.00 and I swear that it had a pound of
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| are having a family get-together. The
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| | ice cream in it. After eating the mound
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| quaint cottages range from 1-3 bedrooms
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| | on top, I gobbled ice cream to the very
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| and come fully equipped. When we walk out
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| | bottom of the waffle cone. I consider
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| our door, within seconds, we are right on
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| | myself an ice cream aficionado and I have
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| the beach. The Seaview is well off the
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| | never seen a place so generous. This is a
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| road and sits among modern residential
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| | shop till you drop market with
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| properties. It is very quiet and
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| | vegetables, meats, food specialties,
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| peaceful. Across the road we discover a
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| | clothes, toys, unique gifts and a whole
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| large Federal Wild Life Sanctuary. As we
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| | lot more. It also has a very fine
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| walk down the beach and the roadway we
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| | restaurant which seems to efficiently
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| are drooling over incredible new
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| | serve a never-ending line-up. It has my
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| oceanfront homes. My wife is scoping out
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| | vote for the best little tourist trap in
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| the fire pit where she will roast her
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| | the world!The area boasts some of the
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| marsh mellows just as soon as the sun
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| | best of BC Provincial Parks. If you like
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| goes down.One of the beautiful homes
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| | to camp, hike, explore the beach or visit
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| along the sea shore
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| | spectacular waterfalls you should check
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| Photo by Ron KirsteinNow we are settled
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| | out Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park,
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| in to our cabin by the sea. Besides the
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| | Englishman River Falls Provincial Park,
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| obvious, we check around to see what we
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| | Little Qualicum Falls Provincial Park and
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| can do while we are in paradise. Locals
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| | Cathedral Grove Provincial Park. Other
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| inform us that you can beach walk almost
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| | attractions can be found throughout the
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| continuously for about 50Km (30 miles)
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| | area by checking the web at Kirstein is
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| along the coast line with the exception
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| | the owner of a Canadian Travel & Tourism
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| of interruptions by two rivers, the
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| | Web
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| Englishman and French Creek. When the
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| | site (since 1995).
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