15 / 16 July
Time was running out for a visit to Bonshaw Provincial Park, during our stay this year. A quick decision was made to take a picnic coffee there and then do a short walk, before we took our Grandchildren to the local pool for the afternoon.
We expected to see devastation from Hurricane Fiona but we were still shocked by the scenes before us.
As it was in July 2019.
Parks Canada has done an amazing job of cleaning, to have the park open for summer.
Back at the picnic area, we decided we still had some time left and so hiked under the TransCanada Highway to the West River leg of the park. Initially, the damage was minimal, but all too soon the familiar story unfolded.
Sunday morning. Our last day!
Stuart suggested we set off early for 18 holes of Disc Golf. Stuart has been playing it regularly, but it was a first for us. We had done a lot of frisbee throwing with Ben and Stuart, during our stay. That, however, didn't help us at all, but it was a very special few hours with our son.
Hole 2
Too many trees.
Hole 7 - How it's done by Stuart. Watch closely.
Several throws by me to get this close!
Hole 8
Hole 9 - Looking back down the fairway, and looking up to a quite successful hole.
Hole 10 - An unsuccessful throw by Stuart.
Hole 16 was challenging!
A wonderful morning spent with Stuart, followed by an equally happy afternoon with all the family, brought us to our long, long flight home the following day. Until next year PEI.
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How lovely to have that time with Stuart. You did well at the disc golf, Helen.
ReplyDeleteThe destruction of Bonshaw is heartbreaking. We lost 30+ percent of our trees to Fiona according to the latest stats I heard. Clean-up is on-going.
Ha, ha, I didn't loose the disc as much as Frank and Stuart nut just couldn't get any distance.
DeleteIt's too bad about the hurricane damage to that beautiful park. Looks like a great time was had by all at the disc golf course!
ReplyDeleteFingers crossed that there is no more damage this year.
DeleteIt will be hard to find the damage in 20 years. But it is still sad to see what happened. It seems that the trip has been a resounding success, Helen, and I'm glad!
ReplyDeleteSadly the cost of tree removal is prohibitive.
DeleteStorm damage is so insidious. You're right: Nature recovers, but it does take awhile to return to its previous glory. Our son enjoys disc golf as well. We haven't gone with him, but he regularly disc golfs with his wife and friends. I don't think I'd get any reading done on a disc golf course - ha!
ReplyDeleteKim, I even found it difficult to find time to take photos!
DeleteIt makes me sad to see the destruction of Fiona. We have floods here at this time and it will take a while to eliminate the damage.
ReplyDeleteI hope you and yours are safe Margi. We are now being warned of a possible wildfire season because we had such good rain last year and it has been dry since. The situation on Maui is heart breaking.
DeleteI know nothing about disc golf so I would say by looking at you, you look like a pro! Poor little PEI and all that devastation! When you go next year, you will notice even more improvement.
ReplyDeleteThey have had nothing but wind and rain since we left and the worst always seems to be on the weekend. So disappointing when summer is so short.
DeleteWhat a beautiful and well-kept disc golf course! You surely had lots of fun there.
ReplyDeleteThe hurricanes and other storms are horrible. An old forest hit may never recover. Once more, we were lucky with our smaller scale storm that anyway has hit Norway and Sweden rather badly.
As to your comment on my post, in the spam folder, for each comment, you can find the symbols "ok" and "waste bin" that respectively will publish the comment on your blog or delete it permanently.
Have a happy new week! xx
The disc golf was great fun, Sara and and such a lovely morning with Stuart. Thanks for the thumbs up re the spam. I've found quite a few lost comments.
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