World Parrot Refuge - Coombs BC

British Columbia has a lot of wildlife and we've been seeing it along our travels so far: deer, bear, all types of marine life and bird life. We didn't expect the bird life to include parrots, but, on a trip to the World Parrot Refuge in Coombs, BC, we saw hundreds of them, up close and in some cases,...

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Botanical Beach - Port Renfrew

We travelled from Victoria up the west coast of Vancouver Island, through Sooke, to the most northerly point on the road, Port Renfrew. Port Renfrew is in an enviable position. It's the connector between two very popular hiking trails. It's the southern terminus for the world famous 75 km West Coast...

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Butchart Gardens - Victoria

After enjoying travels along the Sunshine Coast we headed for Powell River to catch yet another ferry, this time to Comox on Vancouver Island. We enjoyed the visit to Powell River even though it was the only day of rain in the entire two weeks since we set out from Vancouver. Surprisingly, for a paper...

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Sunshine Coast

We've been on the road in our camper van for two weeks now. We haven't covered many miles, but, it's been an action-packed trip so far. This post covers the trip up the Sunshine Coast from West Vancouver to Lund BC. The trip involved two ferry voyages, both short and enjoyable, due to the sunny...

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Tulip Time - La Conner WA

We had to make a quick run down to Portland, Oregon to get a cargo box installed on the van prior to our upcoming departure this weekend. It's a great unit (https://www.stowaway2.com/ ) that installs on the rear of the vehicle instead of the roof and has a unique, swing away frame. It will allow...

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