This week had two highlights. The first was a trip to Mapua, to spend a night with my airbnb host Marianne, who has been just wonderful. I made the trip with my new-to-me bike. It's about 30 km. to Mapua, almost all if it on cyclepaths, and flat. Doesn't get much better than that. And much of it is by the coast, with views of the water and hills (which in Nova Scotia would be called mountains). Mapua, I think I mentioned earlier, is a wee seaside holiday town close enough to Nelson to commute. The tides there are not as high as in the Bay of Fundy, but they are impressive just the same.
The route to Mapua takes you through Rabbit Island (see the beach below, which is seemingly endless) and then onto a ferry for the very short ride to Mapua. I returned to Nelson the next day. The weather was perfect. Here are a few pictures.
The path to Mapua, looking back
towards Nelson
Beach on Rabbit Island enroute to
Mapua. Not too crowded!!!
Above and below, Mapua harbour
The second highlight was a festival of health and well-being on the weekend held at Founder's Park, which is just a 5 minute walk from my accommodation. It was very well done. Lots of exhibitors presenting a range of products and services related to well-being and alternative healthcare, workshops, presentations and of course food and music. I was not at Woodstock in 1969, but I had the sense that some of the people at this festival would have been quite at home there. It was really delightful. No alcohol at all that I could see.
This was the main stage area where
the musicians performed
The intro act. Called the Twisty
Twins. They were that, and fearless too.
Can you see the young kids? They
were totally captivated.
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