Rex and Nancy's Travels - "ALL WHO WANDER ARE NOT LOST" - JRR Tolkein

When we were getting ready to move north to Duncan for 5 days we experienced some problems with the truck.    When Rex went to start the truck it made a clunk noise and then was very hard to start.   While we were hooking up we noticed fluid leaking out from the muffler.   White vapor was also coming out the tail pipe.   We unhooked again and took it to a Ford Dealership in West Victoria where they diagnosed a plugged oil cooler causing the EGR cooler to overheat and leak coolant into the engine.   They had to remove the turbo charger in order to replace the two coolers.   After the repairs they had to run the truck at 1200 rpm for 1 hour and then drain and refill and then run for another hour and flush until clear.   The repairs took until about 6 pm on Tuesday so we waited until Wednesday morning to pick up the truck and hear what the final cost would be – Ouch$$!! With the uncertainty of when the truck would be finished we decided ...

Saturday morning we took the dogs to the Sooke Potholes Regional Park to hike along the Sooke River.   The “potholes” are unique geological formations – deep pools in the river – that are great freshwater swimming areas.   We saw lots of people swimming and tubing in the various pools in the lower part of the park.   Farther upriver the gorge became narrower and steeper with a number of waterfalls.   This is one of the more rugged areas where we are told some of the more adventurous jump and dive off the cliffs.  One of the larger of the waterfalls along the trail. Another view of the beautiful rugged gorge along the trail. We hiked on the Galloping Goose Trail back to the parking lot.   The 55 km Galloping Goose Trail lies on the route of a railway grade that was established after World War I to haul logs and lumber from the forest.   The trail runs from Victoria to the are...