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A Mailboat Cruise: Port Alberni, BC

By Laurel (AKA chickadee)
Monday, December 11th, 2017

Wading through thick fog on a late September morning, we boarded the MV Frances Barkley, a sturdy steel-hulled 1950’s vintage ferry originally built for the fjords of Norway. Along with 40 other passengers, bags of mail, and freight for outposts along the route, we chugged out of Port Alberni. Our destination: Bamfield, a remote village […]

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Categories : British Columbia, Canada, Travel
Tags : Bamfield, Barkley Sound, boom boats, Brady's Beach, Frances Barkley, Lady Rose Marine, Port Alberni, Port Alberni Lighthouse, Somass River, Sproat Lake Provincial Park, Stamp River Provincial Park

Tips For RVing On Vancouver Island, BC

By Laurel (AKA chickadee)
Monday, January 22nd, 2018

We’ve had a lot of wonderful adventures in our four-and-a-half years of full-time travels, but our five weeks on Vancouver Island was definitely one of the highlights so far. From outdoor adventures to world-class museums and farmers’ markets to gourmet restaurants, Vancouver Island offers all of the things we enjoy, wrapped up in a package […]

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Categories : British Columbia, Canada, Travel
Tags : How to RV on Vancouver Island, RVing on Vancouver Island, Things to do on Vancouver Island

Treasures Of South Vancouver Island

By Laurel (AKA chickadee)
Tuesday, December 19th, 2017

There’s only one highway that traverses Vancouver Island from south to north. Which means that as we returned south from our northern and western explorations of the island in early October, we had the opportunity to visit places that we missed the first time around. Southern Vancouver Island boasts of a Mediterranean climate, which seems […]

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Categories : British Columbia, Canada, Travel
Tags : Cathedral Grove, Chemainus, Chemainus murals, Coombs Old Country Market, Cowichan Bay, Kinsol Trestle, Little Qualicum Falls, Rathtrevor Beach, True Grain Bread, Unsworth Vineyard, Westholme Tea Farm

The Wild West Coast: Tofino & Ucluelet

By Laurel (AKA chickadee)
Thursday, November 30th, 2017

“You ARE going to Tofino, aren’t you?” That was the query of everyone we met on Vancouver Island. Considered the gem of the island, Tofino has it all—astonishingly beautiful scenery, epic outdoor adventures, and a surprisingly sophisticated food scene. All this, in a town of 2,000 perched on the remote and wild west coast of […]

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Categories : British Columbia, Canada, Travel
Tags : Clayoquot Sound, Crystal Cove Beach Resort, Hiking Pacific Rim National Park, Kayaking Clayoquot Sound, Mackenzie Beach, Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, Raven Lady Oyster Forte, Sea Monster Noodle Bar, Sobo, Tofino, Tofino Brewing Company, Ucluelet, Ucluelet Aquarium, Wild Pacific Trail, Wolf In The Fog

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