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Back to Jammin’ on Down the Road – Cowichan Valley, BC

Cowichan Valley is the region where we drove back and forth to meet Betsy’s appointed repair schedule.  Our campgrounds were at Crofton, Chemainus, and Duncan, which make up some of the communities...

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The Heart of Vancouver Island – Nanaimo, BC

When we arrived at Living Forest Oceanside RV and Campground in Nanaimo, two local residents welcomed us to our site.  They kept us company during our entire stay, not because we were the most fun...

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It was a Whale of a Show – Telegraph Cove, BC

Heading north out of Nanaimo meant leaving most of the civilization behind.  As the roads narrowed to a single lane in each direction, we entered the upper third of unspoiled Vancouver Island North....

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I Sea a Plane! – Campbell River, BC

Only one route traverses north to south on Vancouver Island, so from our northernmost stop at Telegraph Cove we drove back on Highway 19.  This 120-mile journey back to Qualicum Beach was our longest...

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Hitting Trails In and Around Qualicum Beach, BC

After watching Orcas play in the water and hitching a ride on a floatplane mail run, we shifted gears back to our usual activities.  Our stop at Qualicum Beach was the midpoint of our island...

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Wandering the rugged West Coast of Canada – Ucluelet, BC

In real-time, we’re now back in the good ‘ol U.S. of A, and I’m working hard to get caught up! Some folks we met while traveling on Vancouver Island raised their eyebrows when we told them we were...

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Pacific Rim National Park Reserve – Ucluelet, BC

After gallivanting around Ucluelet we focused our activities on Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, the only national park on Vancouver Island.  A parade of rental RV’s driving around its 120,000+ acres...

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Wrapping up our summer getaway on Vancouver Island, British Columbia

Okay, I promise this is my final post about our summer visit on Vancouver Island! We arrived unscathed at Parksville on the east coast, our next stop after retracing our path across the island on...

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