We met up with my sister Lori and her husband Chris in Seattle. We all headed to British Columbia to explore Vancouver Island for a week. Ferries are a the mode of transportation between the islands. We had a 2 hours trip to V island and then a 10 min hop to Quadra Island.
Our first stay was at a house of a friend of Lori's on Quadra Island. A small island in the Discovery Island group off V island. What a lovely setting. A wonderful deck faced Heriot Bay where we watched boats and birds. We stayed 3 days here. Biking to Rebecca's Spit, picking blackberries, hunting petroglphs were some of the opportunities there.
Our second stay was at an interior park and the Ralph River campground. This island is very thinly populated with most of the population on the coast. The interior is very rugged and beautiful. We only spent one night here and with the number of misquitos, that was a good thing. But the surrounding was so worth the trip.
Our last stay was on the west side of the island at the Pacific Rim Provincal Park, Green Point, Tofino. Oh how lovely, with large pine and cedar forrest coming right up to the beach. Here we could ride our bikes on the shore, explore the coastal town of Tofino (where they have whale/bear watching and hot springs tours), watch the surfers (this is a big area for surfing), and take in some First Nation culture. We ate really well with Lori and Chris on this camping trip. Check out the Dungeoness crab they were preparing for one of our meals on the slideshow.
Monday (19th) we begin working our way down the coast to Aaron's. We are looking forward to the beautiful scenery and to get to hug our son!!
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