Rainy Days and Sunday

John made a reservation at the Blue Grouse Winery for a tasting and charcuterie pairing. The address says Duncan but we are in the Cowichen Valley where most of Vancouver Island’s vineyards are located.   The wines were good but very different varietals such as Gamay, Ortega and Bacchus.

We decided to take the back roads to return when we saw a sign for the Kinsol Trestle Bridge. It is one of the worlds tallest, free-standing timber railway trestles at 615 feet high and 144 feet wide.  It is note worthy for its seven degree curve. The Galloping Goose, a gas engine passenger car, ran this line from Victoria to Sooke and then up to Cowichan Lake from 1922-1931 until automobiles became a popular way of travel.

As we walked back to the car from the bridge the sky opened up and rain fell! We were pretty wet by the time we reached the car.  It put a bit of a damper (get it?) on the day.