Nanaimo

There are few pleasure boats on the docks here. I guess after Labor Day things quiet down everywhere. We took a long walk after breakfast and Merlin got to say hello to many Canadian dogs. Nanaimo has a lovely colonnade across the waterfront that connects to a large green area. By the quay there are many rocks down to the waterline. An artist has made stacks of these stones that defy gravity. We were admiring them when a fellow on the bench said he had made them this morning. He said they are transient because people throw rocks at them or the water and waves tumble the towers. We have seen similar “rock piles” along the water in Sausalito, CA.