Yesterday, we took the North Island Marina owner's car to the historical village of Telegraph Cove

Telegraph Cove is a quaint boardwalk community on the northeast coast of Vancouver Island.  The settlement derived its name from the establishment of the telegraph station there in 1911. In the 1920s, a Japanese salmon saltery and a sawmill were established and the community flourished through the war years and into the 1980s when commercial operations ceased.  The properties were sold and the new owners began developing Telegraph Cove to showcase its history and attract tourists.  A marina and camp ground were added and, eventually, a pub, café and an excellent whale museum. 





The whale museum features a full skeleton of a 60 foot long
Fin Whale

 We saw our first bear yesterday as we were leaving Telegraph Cove!
It was a very large, very black bear that crossed the road in front of our car and headed into the thick brush.  That sighting capped off our day very nicely indeed.