So, finally headed to Vancouver Island! At heart I am first an Island girl, even my Dad was born on the Island :) But life has taken me away... but I try to come back each year.
Started the day in the mountains, had dinner with family in the Lower Mainland and then took the ferry over to the Island. I took the long way, first to Victoria then drove over the Malahat to Nanaimo. Another full day of travel and lots of smells of cedar and salt air...
Day 8 in Numbers:
Ferries taken: 1 - Spirit of Vancouver Island, one I worked may a shift on during my 8 years of working for BC Ferries
Bowls of Clam Chowder eaten: 0 - even though it is famous!
Observations:
The new #17 Hwy to the ferry is awesome, driving on the ferry still makes me nervous (and I never wear my seatbelt in case the car falls in the water and I need to get out of the car fast), Vancouver Island is so green it is almost freaky!
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| Big blue skies and fluffy clouds |
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| Heading to Merritt |
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| Mountain sage - picked some so my car smells nice! |
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| Looks like they are watering dandelions, but whatever works! |
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| Heading to the Coquihalla - a marvellous highway that gets snow 11 months a year! |
My route :)
More mountains :)
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| Heading towards the Coast! |
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| On the new #17 route to the Ferries! |
Heading into the sunset!
View from the ferry!
Ready to d
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