From the Mountainaire Campground near Nanaimo,
through Nanaimo to Coombs,
to Port Alberni and then to Ucluelet on the far west coast.
Ucluelet was totally full of Big RVs and boats and kids and tourists.
Next time we come back to Tofino and Ucluelet it will be in a quieter season, like May or September.
The glowing coals of our late night campfire. Good for toasting marshmallows
The Mountainaire Campground
Nanaimo B.C.
Excellent old building in Nanaimo at the corner of Church and Chapel streets. “Great National Land Building”
The Hudson’s Bay Bastion in Nanaimo, built in 1853
Quite old tea cups and dishes inside the Bastion
Inside the 160 year old Bastion in Nanaimo
Looking at the inside of the top of the Bastion
The Wharf at Nanaimo BC
Cute old boats at Nanaimo. So much rust!
Goats on the roof at Coombs BC
The Coombs Emporium. Full of huge gaudy stone and wooden carvings of naked women and other stuff
Coombs British Columbia is just a big tourist trap full of brightly coloured schlock
The best place to visit in Coombs. Owen and Company Antiques, Collectibles and Home Decor.
Owen and Company Antiques, Collectibles in Coombs
One of the last Drive Ins in Western Canada. Opened in 1969 “J and L Drive In” Excellent burgers and fries…
One of the last Drive Ins in Western Canada. Opened in 1969 “J and L Drive In” Excellent burgers and fries…
One of the last Drive Ins in Western Canada. Opened in 1969 “J and L Drive In” Excellent burgers and fries…
One of the last Drive Ins in Western Canada. Opened in 1969 in Port Alberni, British Columbia. “J and L Drive In” Excellent burgers and fries… (I asked what J and L stands for. I didn’t write it down and I only remembered Len. I think the J stands for Jay ?)
The Surf Junction Campground near Ucluelet BC
A nice Dutch couple who had bicycled all around Iceland and now was going all the way from Calgary to Ucluelet! …and Craig the electrician.