Glover Park, located 2.8 kilometres north of Union Bay
on Vancouver Island, presents you with a wide footpath through a coastal forest
in transition.
During our house and pet sit gig from April 22 to May 13, 2019,
we had the daily pleasure of taking Alex, our walking companion, on several
excursions through the captivating nature park.
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| Frank and Alex in the woods |
Our homeowners granted us permission to use their
truck to transport Alex to a variety of trails in the area.
Glover Park and its wonderments became our favourite.
Sitting on nearly every
tree, tree trunk, fallen log, or imaginative surface are variations on a fairy
theme. Fairies with translucent wings, frogs, dogs, and all of the seven dwarfs.
There were many tiny homes, cleverly crafted to fit nearly invisible in
their hidden settlements.
When we first spotted a ceramic mushroom sitting on a
log, we stopped and turned in every direction to admire all the treasures that
hikers had placed along the side of the path. There were no intrusive
footprints disrupting the forest floor almost as though it had been the fairies
themselves who placed the precious ornaments.
Our life as house and pet sitters brings us to many
locations. Union Bay is a hidden treasure.
