Hatley Castle (X-Men school, Luther Mansion)

Hatley Castle in Colwood on the west shore of Victoria

As featured in the X-Men films as Professor Xavier's school for gifted children, and in Smallville as the Luther Mansion

The view from the back looking across Esquimalt Lagoon

Then onto Denny's for brunch - Bacon, eggs, roasties, banana and shortcake pancakes

Naomi Nanaimo

Pipers Lagoon

Moorecroft Park, Nanoose Bay

Top Bridge Park

Naomi goes to Little Qualicum Falls, Cathedral Grove, and Cameron Lake

Little Qualicum Falls

Cathedral Grove

Cameron Lake

Our Run Around

Not a big American 4x4 but practical enough for us just for getting around, and I only paid C$5,600 for it (about £3,300)

Halloween along Resort Drive

Parksville Beaches

Courtenay and Comox

 Salmon swimming up stream just outside Courtenay town

Us at Goose Spit in Comox

Goats on the Roof at Coombs

At the country market in Coombs just west of Parksville

Lunch at Smitty's in Parksville

This one's for you Julian - Bacon, eggs, hash browns, cinnamon swirl pancakes with vanilla cream, and a healthy bowl of fruit!

Naomi's visit to Englishman River Falls and Little Mountain

At the Englishman River

 Heading down stream

and up stream

Nanaimo

 The view coming out of the Country Club Mall

The harbour

Walking to the Local Beach

 Through the Tigh-na-mara resort

 Down to the beach

 That's a lot of sand!

With a smooth trail that runs on the edge of the forest and ocean

First pics from the Island

Arrived after a lengthy and exhausting 24 hour journey at our house at the Oceanside Village Resort, Parksville on Vancouver Island late on Tuesday 2nd Oct

The view from the front of our house the next morning

The bottom of the community park in town

The boardwalk with tide up

Dusk