What does one do in Nanaimo .. eat Nanaimo Bars of course. While doing our research for this trip, we came across something called the Nanaimo Bar Trail. It is a list of over thirty different stops where you can get some variation of the Nanaimo Bar whether it is the classic bar to a…
Today is the start of the second part of our vacation. The only plan was to get to Parksville and therefore sleeping in was in order. Once we got going, we had a nice leisurely breakfast with Pat. She suggested that we should stop at Goldstream Provincial Park. So after getting packed up, we said…
The thing with jet lag is that you need to use it to your advantage. We did this by booking a whale watching tour ($151.20 CAD / person including taxes) for 9:00am today. We decided to go with Eagle Wing Tours which is located at Fisherman’s Wharf, a fifteen minute drive from Pat’s house. We…
Guess what folks … it’s time for my birthday trip. We had such a great time last year in Alaska, we threw around the idea of rving again but could not come up with a perfect itinerary. After much thought and discussion, we came upon the idea of travelling to Vancouver Island. I had been…