The next day of our journey was a 3-day drive to Hyder, Alaska, under clear skies. After a long delay at the Canadian border, we finally hit the road, traveling through spectacular scenery on our way to our first stop in Whitehorse, Yukon. The following morning, we left for Nugget City, YT, and the start…
Category: British Columbia
Fantasy RV Tour-Alaska Highway
After leaving Prince George, we arrived in Dawson Creek, the official “Mile 0” of the Alaska Highway. We couldn’t resist taking a group photo at the famous highway sign, marking the beginning of our journey. The Alaska Highway is approximately 1,387 miles (2,232 km) long and runs from Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada to Delta…
Fantasy RV Tour-Ferndale WA to Chetwynd BC
As we set off on our first Fantasy RV Tour event, the group of us were greeted with a gloomy, rainy day in Fairhaven, WA. But, despite the poor visibility, our spirits were high as we embarked on a whale watching excursion. As we cruised out into the open waters, the rain continued to pour…
Salt Spring Island
After we left Brentwood Bay on Vancouver Island, we headed north to Chemainus to catch the ferry to Salt Spring Island on the way we stopped at the famous Malahat Skywalk, where we took in the breathtaking views of the inside passage and Gulf Islands from the top. The skywalk is a must-see for anyone…
Bike Tour of the Gulf Islands
On August 5th, 2019, we packed up the e-bikes for a 4 day bike tour of the Gulf Islands. We drove the Jeep to the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal parking lot, and rode our bikes onto the Ferry heading for Galiano Island. Galiano is named after the Spanish explorer Dionisio Alcala Galiano, who explored the area…
Discovery Coast Circle Tour of British Columbia-Nimpo Lake to Whistler, BC
Nimpo Lake to Whistler, BC We said farewell to Frank and Kelly and continued our journey of the BC Discovery Trail heading to Whistler, B.C. We drove along Highway 20 through the Chilcotin Country past Tatla Lake, and turned off the main road onto Farwell Canyon Road to take a more scenic drive in the…
Discovery Coast Circle Tour of British Columbia – Bella Coola and the Chilcotin
Ferry from Port Hardy to Bella Coola A beautiful red/orange sunrise appeared at 5 AM, as we left to catch the ferry to Bella Coola. The Discovery Coast Passage route is served by the BC Ferries, Northern Sea Wolf, from June through September only. We booked on June 11th and we were so lucky to…
Discovery Coast Circle Tour of British Columbia – Vancouver Island
The Discovery Coast Circle Tour: Part 1 Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal to Port Hardy: This summer we decided to take time to explore BC, our beautiful province. The best way to see all that British Columbia has to offer is to take the Discovery Coast Circle Tour, roughly 1400 km (870 mi) of driving and 16…
BC Summer 2019
We arrived in Aldergrove, B.C., on May 29th, 2019, staying at the Eagle Wind RV Park. Our first outing was to celebrate the Prince of Wales 55th High School Reunion on May 31st, at the Arbutus Club. It was fun to get together with Bob’s friends from high school and to celebrate my birthday with…
Vancouver Summer, 2018
We arrived at Eagle Wind RV Park on July 1st, Canada Day. We plan on staying for 3 months to visit our family and friends. Our first outing was to Salt Spring Island to visit my sister Susan and Denis. While we were there we did a bike ride to Sydney and Victoria on Vancouver…