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 December 11, 2017

A Mailboat Cruise: Port Alberni, BC

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
 November 30, 2017

The Wild West Coast: Tofino & Ucluelet

“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
 November 8, 2017

Telegraph Cove, BC: So Many Whales!

Nestled into a peaceful inlet on the northeastern coast of Vancouver Island lies a tiny, picturesque boardwalk village with a reputation for outstanding whale watching. This would be our furthest northernmost adventure on Vancouver Island, and we had been looking forward to it since we arrived on the island. Leaving Campbell River, we found ourselves […]

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Categories : British Columbia, Canada, Travel
Tags : Stubbs Island Whale Watching, Telegraph Cove, Telegraph Cove Marina RV Park, Whale Museum
 October 30, 2017

Campbell River And Quadra Island, BC

We’re back in our hometown of Ashland for a three-week visit before heading south for the winter. In addition to seeing friends and enjoying the beautiful fall weather, for the first time in months we have reliable internet. Before life gets away from me, I can catch up on our backlog of posts from our […]

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Categories : British Columbia, Canada, Travel
Tags : Beach Fire Brewing, Campbell River, Discovery Pier, Elk Falls, Elk Falls Provincial Park, Elk Falls Suspension Bridge, Nuyumbalees Cultural Centre, Quadra Island
 October 24, 2017

Nanaimo, BC: The Harbour City

Canadians spell it “harbour,” we write “harbor.” It doesn’t sound any different, but that extra “u” certainly gives the word more panache. Noah Webster didn’t think so, though. When he compiled the first American dictionary in 1828, he ditched the extra “u” in color, flavor, humor, neighborhood (and many more words) in favor of spelling […]

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Categories : British Columbia, Canada, Travel
Tags : Living Forest Oceanside RV Park, Nanaimo, Neck Point, Piper's Lagoon, Two Chefs Affair
 October 16, 2017

The City Of Totems: Duncan, BC

We sailed away from Vancouver Island on Friday, after five weeks of adventures, British Columbia style. You would think five weeks would be enough time to cover every inch of an island 290 miles long and 62 miles wide. Not quite. But we did our best. We explored the length and breadth of the island, […]

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Categories : British Columbia, Canada, Travel
 October 5, 2017

Vancouver Island: A Bucket List Item

Vancouver Island, British Columbia, has been on our bucket list for years. Truthfully, it would have stayed on our bucket list had it not been for the fires raging throughout much of the West this summer. We had plans for Glacier in early September but scratched that idea because of uncontrolled wildfires. Washington, the Canadian […]

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Categories : British Columbia, Canada, Travel
Tags : Oceanside RV Resort, RVing Vancouver Island, Salish Sea Aquarium, Sidney, Sidney BC, Sidney waterfront walkway, Victoria Distillers
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