A bit of a lay-in, followed by doing the laundry in the hotel for what seemed forever, meant we were slow getting away. Today was marked as a free day to go on a tour out of Campbell River if we had missed either the Orcas or Bears. As we’d got both, we decided to visit Strathcona Provincial Park as it was supposed to be very good for wildlife, particularly mammals, and views.
Hot afternoons in the heat are never the best time for wildlife viewing, particularly in a forest in autumn and we therefore didn’t see an awful lot. Indeed, the only mammal we saw was Black-tailed Deer and the only real birds of note were a couple of Band-tailed Pigeons. However, as were under no pressure and just enjoyed the walks, the drives, and visiting waterfalls and spectacular scenery.
We left around 5pm for the drive back down to Nanaimo where we checked in to the same hotel as a few days ago and went to the same restaurant on the seafront.
