Category: Where we have been
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A Near Disaster for Betsy, a Waterfall and Lava Tube – Hat Creek, CA
We were excited to move on to our next stop at Hat Creek, CA as a home base to visit Lassen Volcanic National Park. This was our second attempt, since heavy snow had turned us away the first time in 2016. As we were humming south on I-5, we forgot that we were crossing into…
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Southern Passage Through Oregon on I-5
Our next stop heading south was Wilsonville, Oregon, the halfway point between Portland and Salem. Steve was due for his quarterly doctor visit in Tucson, AZ and months ago he had chosen Portland as his getaway airport. It was an uneventful rainy day while he was away, but a very happy day upon his return…
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A State Capitol Visit and Reconnecting With Friends – Olympia, WA
We were hoping to see some sunshine when we got back to the good ol’ USA on Sept 15th (my, that was a long time ago!), but it seemed like we had brought the same foggy dreary days that we experienced in Victoria, BC back with us. I know, I know, there’s a lot of…
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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 highway 4. We made it over the 18% grade again, with less stress this time since we knew what to…
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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 every day proved how popular it is. The park resides within the traditional territory of the Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations. The park’s management has been…
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Wandering the rugged West Coast of Canada – Ucluelet, BC
Some folks we met while traveling on Vancouver Island raised their eyebrows when we told them we were heading to Ucluelet. They were excited for us, but then they would point at Betsy and say, “you’re going in that?” Opinions varied on the wisdom of taking a large RV towing a car on the steep,…
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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 adventures, and a good place to do unavoidable mundane household chores and stock up the fridge. Steve also had to…
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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 drive while on the island. Cedar Grove RV Park and Campground was our basecamp for a week of excursions and outdoor…
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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. Our destination was Telegraph Cove, a small village on the water surrounded by forest. This little hamlet has only 20 hearty year-round…
