We stopped in Fanny Bay to see these guys.
We could hear them from the highway as they called back and forth to one another.
I couldn't believe how vocal they were, and yet many of them seemed to be fast asleep. I guess they are used to the noise!
When we arrived at the airport, we checked the arrival board and found that the flight had been delayed until 1 p.m.
So we headed back into Comox for lunch. G got a call from B, who had heard from K (thank goodness she had my phone and it was still charged) that Vancouver airport was heavily fogged in. She had been told there was a flight coming in from Williams Lake, if it was able to land they would be able to fly out to Comox.
G and I decided to go find some lunch in town, then drove back to the airport. This time it showed the flight was delayed to 2:35 p.m. G is not a person to sit still so we headed out again. This time we drove to Goose Spit Bay. I didn't see any geese but I did see this bird.
It is a blue heron - I would have liked to have gotten a picture of him flying but I missed him as I was looking out at the ocean.
We headed back to the airport, and saw that the board had not changed and it was now 2:20 p.m. so we thought we'd have a short wait. We wandered down to the regional air carrier check-in desk to see if we could get more information. While we were waiting there, K phoned again to say she was in a line-up to see if she could make a change to a flight coming into Nanaimo. To give you some perspective, Comox is 60 kilometers north of Parksville, Nanaimo airport is about 60 kilometers south of Parksville.
We decided to start driving south as we knew, if K was able to change flights she'd arrive in Nanaimo ahead of us, but if she were still to come into Comox, we wouldn't be far away and could turn around. About 15 minutes later we got the call that she was successful and would see us in Nanaimo.
We stopped at Parksville, picked up cousin B and headed for the airport. Finally about 4 hours after she was due to arrive. she was finally on the island. Thank goodness for G and B, they are the island's best ambassadors (and taxi drivers)! Plus, now looking back I'm so glad I forgot my cellphone at home because K does not carry a mobile. She likely could have had asked Vancouver to call Comox to pass on a message but chances are G and I would not have gotten it, as we didn't stay at the airport for any period of time.
It was a long day, especially for K but I'm so glad she made it safely. More on our adventures tomorrow (or maybe Saturday...we're busy!)
When we arrived at the airport, we checked the arrival board and found that the flight had been delayed until 1 p.m.
So we headed back into Comox for lunch. G got a call from B, who had heard from K (thank goodness she had my phone and it was still charged) that Vancouver airport was heavily fogged in. She had been told there was a flight coming in from Williams Lake, if it was able to land they would be able to fly out to Comox.
It is a blue heron - I would have liked to have gotten a picture of him flying but I missed him as I was looking out at the ocean.
We headed back to the airport, and saw that the board had not changed and it was now 2:20 p.m. so we thought we'd have a short wait. We wandered down to the regional air carrier check-in desk to see if we could get more information. While we were waiting there, K phoned again to say she was in a line-up to see if she could make a change to a flight coming into Nanaimo. To give you some perspective, Comox is 60 kilometers north of Parksville, Nanaimo airport is about 60 kilometers south of Parksville.
We decided to start driving south as we knew, if K was able to change flights she'd arrive in Nanaimo ahead of us, but if she were still to come into Comox, we wouldn't be far away and could turn around. About 15 minutes later we got the call that she was successful and would see us in Nanaimo.
We stopped at Parksville, picked up cousin B and headed for the airport. Finally about 4 hours after she was due to arrive. she was finally on the island. Thank goodness for G and B, they are the island's best ambassadors (and taxi drivers)! Plus, now looking back I'm so glad I forgot my cellphone at home because K does not carry a mobile. She likely could have had asked Vancouver to call Comox to pass on a message but chances are G and I would not have gotten it, as we didn't stay at the airport for any period of time.
It was a long day, especially for K but I'm so glad she made it safely. More on our adventures tomorrow (or maybe Saturday...we're busy!)
