August 5
Today was another lovely day on Vancouver Island, our last full day on the island. The sky was already a cheerful blue with thick puffy clouds luxuriating in the mid-morning sunlight when we set off towards Parksville and the murder-mystery tea. The tea was to celebrate Karinna's birthday (13!) and was set in a beautiful garden. Trees with thick, winding roots and delicate vine flows created a lovely combination of grandeur and grace. The tea was held in a quaint house with fairy-tale windows and ivy over the walls. The back windows looked over a grassy meadow and the ocean -- it looked like the ideal place to get married.
Inside, the tea was a delight. We were all given booklets to play out the suspects and the murder scene. They served us soup and then high tea with tea-tray sandwiches, biscuits, and sweets. I really liked the table settings -- the tea cups were all different and authentic, and the whole cottage exuded a grandmotherly charm.
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