Archive for July 27th, 2007

2007 07 26– Big Trip – Day 87 – Driving in Vancouver Island

Friday, July 27th, 2007

Crystal Cove Oceanside Campground, Tofino, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Odometer – 7929

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Shir enjoying the beach at Pacific Rim National Park

Today Orr and Shir are 23 months old. It’s hard to believe that next month they will celebrate 2 years! When we got up this morning, it was cold and cloudy. It looked like it would rain any minute. We left Ucluelet and drove to the Pacific Rim Park.

It was still cloudy and chilly when we started a 1km Bog Trail. (more…)

2007 07 25– Big Trip – Day 86 – Driving in Vancouver Island

Friday, July 27th, 2007

Ucluelet Campground, Ucluelet, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Odometer – 7902

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Tofino, Vancouver Island, British Columbia

We had a long drive this morning so we left the campground in Nanaimo as soon as we could. The drive starts along the eastern shore of the island and then cuts through the middle through forests, lakes, and mountains until reaching the west coast. It was very scenic. We were surprised to see snow capped mountains on the island.

About halfway through, the road became narrow and very winding, so we had to drive very slowly. (more…)

2007 07 24– Big Trip – Day 85 – Getting to Vancouver Island

Friday, July 27th, 2007

Living Forest Oceanside Campground, Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Odometer – 7728

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BC Ferry going to Vancouver Island

We bid Vancouver farewell this morning and headed westward to Vancouver Island. It’s a huge island, about the size of Israel and can be accessed by Ferry.

We took a cab from the hotel in downtown to the campground where we parked the RV. I breathed a sigh of relief when we got there and everything was OK. While Paola unpacked, I played with the kids in the campground playground. We then drove a few miles west to Horseshoe Bay, not before fueling up the car and our fridge. (more…)