The next hike on Saturday, 19th April includes the annual Trekkers Beach BBQ potluck at Raven Bay.
Hikers meet at the Royal Canadian Legion parking in Van Anda at 10:00am and walk to Raven Bay (2 1/2 hours).
If you are unable to hike right now, used to hike or are spouses/partners/visitors of Trekkers, you are welcome!
Raven Bay road is only suitable for 4 wheel drive vehicles. but if you come by car you can park at the junction to the Raven Bay turnoff which is at Slow Farm on the High Road. The walk down to the beach takes ten to fifteen minutes.
There will be a fire and the opportunity to roast oysters, hot dogs and bring whatever food you wish to eat or share with others. There are logs to sit on, but no picnic tables so bring chairs if you want to sit close to the fire. Also BYOB if you wish.
The tide should be low enough to gather shell fish, but don't forget to have your current Saltwater Licenses.
After the BBQ those who drove down to the bay will take the drivers and those who are unable to walk back to their vehicles in Van Anda or on the High Road.
My photo is from my birdwatching visit to Vancouver Island earlier this month where I found some of the beaches coated in some places with layers of fresh laid fish eggs. The herring spawn in enormous numbers at this time of the year and their eggs are supposed to stick onto seaweed and rocks below the surface of the sea. However, many end up drifting to shore and end up exposed as the tides recede. They form a rich food source for a multitude of birds including tens of thousands of gulls, ducks and geese which remain concentrated in the area for days or weeks until the eggs are all gone.
JD.
Some fresh herring eggs in my hand, picked up from the beach on Vancouver Island.
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