Individual pipers were competing all at once. There's a piper and an adjudicator at each of these canopies. It was hard to believe that the judges could hear the competitors with all the noise of the various competitors and others warming up at the same time.
This youth fiddling group put on an excellent performance.
Both men
and women competed in the heavy events.
And if you're wondering if the competitors are wearing anything under their kilts:
I'll let you tell this guy he's not a proper Scot!
The 7th Highlanders performed some classic pipe music.
And we sampled a haggis on a bap!
We were not able to see the massed band performance because we were heading up to Port Alberni in the afternoon to see our longtime friend Maggie.
This is my first visit to Port Alberni, other than driving through on the way to Tofino.
We had dinner at Port Alberni's German restaurant, the little Bavarian. Mmm, mmm, Jaeger Schnitzel with spaetzle and red cabbage! Followed by a driving tour of the town.
The next morning we visited Stamp River Falls and the surrounding area.
Leo at the fish ladder above the falls
Some of the woodland flowers in bloom:
Vanilla Leaf
Hookers Ferrybells, I think, with some bonus starflower in the back
Thimbleberry
Swordfern
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