(July 5 – written by Dave) Jungle Pot RV park turned out to be fairly quiet over night, in spite of being right on the motorway.  We were either tired or the truck traffic may have calmed down.  Either way, we slept ok.  While we were in a big city (Nanaimo) we were a long … Continue reading Island hopping – Nanaimo to Salt Spring Island (74k/2955k)

(July 4 – written by Nancy) We hit the road today after a nice relaxing day off in Cumberland.  Yesterday we didn’t do much but wander the town a bit, drink some nice coffee, eat some good food and do some planning for our route into Portland.  Cumberland is one of those towns where you … Continue reading Happy 4th of July in the sunshine – Cumberland to Nanaimo (108k/2881k)

(July 2 - written by Dave) We survived Canada Day night in the Campbell River Fishing Village.  The Mounties only had to come the park once and really, it was just a minor domestic disturbance that barely merited wasting the time of Canada’s finest.  The fireworks were somewhat loud and didn’t start until 10:30.  Not … Continue reading Island spirit–Campbell River to Cumberland (55k/2773k)

(July 1 - written by Dave) Super quiet night in tenting area of the Sayward Valley Resort.  The owners were working feverishly on their Canada Day float late into the night but neither of us heard a sound.  We were both a little tired from the sun – we think.  We are liking this warm … Continue reading Canada Day –Sayward Junction to Campbell River (74k/2716k)

(June 30 - written by Dave) We had an exciting night in the old Woss Lake Campground.  We were in bed early and sometime – I have no idea what time it was – some varmints decided that they wanted to investigate our tent.  Small varmints of unknown origin.  Luckily, Nancy heard them and roused … Continue reading Sign confusion day –Woss Lake campground to Sayward Junction (74k/2642k)

(June 29 – written by Dave) We’ve arrived at the blip on the map called Woss.  In fact, we managed to find Woss Lake campground.  It had pretty mixed reviews but it turned out to be alright – nothing fancy but they have TP in the outhouses and enough budget to have garbage service, at … Continue reading 3 bikers day –Alder Bay to Woss Lake campground (71k/2568k)

(June 28 – written by Nancy) We’ve had a nice easy introduction to riding on Vancouver Island.  Yesterday we spent the morning in Port Hardy proper - it was about a 4k ride in from our campsite at Port Hardy RV Park.  At the recommendation of the park host we headed to Cafe Guido’s, where … Continue reading Heading down the Island – Port Hardy to Alder Bay (58k/2497k)

(June 27 – written by Dave) We’ve made it to Port Hardy.  We had a scenic long day yesterday out on the Inland Passage.  We left the hostel at 5:10, were ticketed and on the ferry at 6:30, sailed at 7:30 and finally docked in Port Hardy at 11PM.  We rode 6k from the ferry … Continue reading The Inland Passage (Prince Rupert to Port Hardy) (11k/2438k)

(June 25 – written by Dave) Greetings from Prince Rupert.  We’ve had a couple nice rest days here in PR – lots of chores done, some good coffee, some nice local beer, some great local seafood and today we even managed to cook egg and bacon rolls for brekkie.  So I think we are ready … Continue reading Rest days in Prince Rupert (0k/2427k)

(June 23 – written by Dave) That’s it, we are out of road on mainland Canada.  We either get on the ferry here in Prince Rupert, or we turn around and go back the way we came – going backwards is not in our DNA – so a ferry it is!  But that’s not until … Continue reading End of the road mainland Canada –Kasiks Wilderness Resort to Prince Rupert (89k/2427k)