Qualicum Hydrant #67 49 21.275'N 124 26.893'W
Municipal hardware, like this hydrant, makes reliable landmarks. Civic investments are surveyed into place. If the earth moves, pipes break, requiring repair and re-survey. People, especially emergency workers, are alert to their locations. If the beach below ever bursts into flames, this hydrant will deliver fire flow.
The Beach at Qualicum with Eagle Tree
This pebbly beach is accessible and underused. At low tide, broad sandy flats are exposed. Eswyn charged visitors a rent rock for each stay. She had specific criteria and many grandchildren were sent back to the beach to replace the "wrong sort of stone". Over 40 years this amounted to quite a pile. The new owners of the house asked to keep these granite cobbles.
Granite Cobble
This stone will accompany us on our travels and, perhaps, mark our furthest destination. Pouring water from one ocean into another might wreck havoc with flora and fauna. A misplaced pebble will just confuse some future geologist.
Looking Toward Hornby Island
Launching from Qualicum Beach closes a chapter for us. Where will we go from here?
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