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After saying farewell to Dave and Helen in Victoria, we headed to Chemainus, about an hour north. Chemainus is famous for its 40 murals dotted around the town. The local historical society was handing out flags, cake, pins and the words to 'O Canada' for its national celebrations, and promised a choral rendition at 12 noon. Alas 12.20pm came without a note so we headed to Coombs. Coombs has a folksy shopping complex with goats living on its thatched roof. It seems the goats were out for the public holiday but the ice cream store was doing a roaring trade. Then to Englishman Falls Provincial Park, where there are some wonderful falls from a wide river, plunging into a narrow, deep gorge. We enjoyed our evening in Courtenay.
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Bluey McClelland
World Parrot Refuge
I forgot to mention that we also visited this wonderful place at Coombs. They care for neglected pet parrots and had 800 of them, including 75 varieties.