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Your guide, Sandy McRuer, has lived in Port Alberni and worked in the area as a Forester and a Naturalist for 20 years. He has extensive knowledge of birds, plants and animals of Vancouver Island. He is trained in wilderness first aid. And he offers you his experience and unforgettable ecotours, birding and hiking trips to see the scenic beauty of the area.

Sample Rainbird Nature Tours:

Pacific Rim Circle Tour: Rainbird takes you on an ecotour to Ucluelet on the outer coast of Vancouver Island.

Alberni Valley Waterfall Excursion: Visit 5 spectacular water-falls and a suspension bridge. Great summer time birding.

Tapaltos Beach Hike: This ecotour is a trip to Bamfield and a hike through old growth rainforest to a remote beach on the outer coast of North America.

Wild Mountain Lake Trip: Featuring a remote mountain lake, old growth rainforest, mountain scenery and hiking.

The Magical

Mushroom Tour!

4 & 11 October 2008

Well, we don't actually pick Magic Mushrooms. The tour is magical! This is one of the most anticipated excursions Rainbird does. The Magical Mushroom Tour features a gourmet meal by the top restaurant in Port Alberni, the Batstar Cafe & Picnic, with the mushrooms that were picked during afternoon. It is held during the peak of the fall mushroom season. You should find, Boletes, Angel Wings, many Yellow Chanterelles, Corals, Milkys and other more obscure kinds. Don't worry your guide will not let you pick any poisonous ones!

A fine Chanterelle

A big one!

The mushroom tour will start at 12:30 and head to a secret location to pick. You will be provided with pails and paring knives, or you can bring your own. The weather could easily be a bit damp at this time of year. All the better to grow mushrooms! So bring some wet weather gear. The ground will be fairly level, but there will be many bushes, logs to climb over, banks and short hills. So a little agility would help you enjoy your experience.

A Nice Little Patch

Showing off a poisonous one

You will be back in town by 4:30 to 5:00 PM. This will give you time to clean up a bit before dinner. Ah, dinner! Chef Ron Storey, has learned from the best chefs in Vancouver, and looks forward to pushing himself a bit for you.

Angel Wings

Ron Storey serving dinner

After dinner you can linger a bit and take some time to examine some of the more obscure mushrooms you discovered in the afternoon. There will be guide books available to peruse. If you have taken any photos during the afternoon, you can hook up you camera to the monitor in the restaurant and look at them with the others.

Price: $100.00 + GST per person

	Rainbird Excursions, Vancouver Island
	4728 Southgate Road Port Alberni, BC Canada, V9Y 5K6	Toll-free : 1-866-723-7102 Telephone : (250) 723-7102 Click here to Email us!

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