Tag: Vancouver Island

We’re planning out our road trip to Vancouver Island a bit more carefully, with less spontaneity than we might normally want, because we need a pet-friendly motel for every stop. At the end of a long day of driving, I don’t want to schlep from place to place looking for

We are moving west for several reasons. One is a lifestyle change. I’ve adjusted to living in the sprawling suburbs, and while we living in a (rental) house, it was nice. But for the last 2-1/2 years we’ve been living in an apartment. A nice apartment, and a large one,

Our final full day on the island, we did a little of everything. We drove through different areas of Nanaimo, went into more bookstores, went food shopping to make a simple dinner at the house, and drove a little further north to the towns of Parksville and Qualicum Beach. Parksville has

Poor Allan, the only non-morning person in our little group, being faced with three high-octane coffee drinkers every morning! In Chemainus I let him sleep in a bit as we had breakfast in the hotel. I’ve been emailing frequently with both the NDP search committee and the riding association, as

After breakfast, we packed up and said a reluctant goodbye to this cozy spot — mostly the deck with the view — and headed north on the Trans-Canada Highway, towards Nanaimo. Allan and I drove on the Trans-Canada Highway in Newfoundland, so we’ve been on the easternmost and westernmost points.

After our last lovely hot breakfast at the Beacon Inn, we hit the road to downtown Victoria. It was much closer than we imagined! It’s amazing how quickly you are out in the country or small towns here — very little sprawl. Completely by accident, we ended up parking right

Vancouver Island has several regions, but the first division is between the south island and east coast, as distinct from the north island and west coast. The south island is home to the Greater Victoria region, Nanaimo (the second largest city on the island), and many smaller towns and population

The B&B had self-serve coffee starting earlier than breakfast, but for guests whose internal clocks are on eastern time, it was a long and painful wait! I watched the clock until I could get that first cup. We had our first breakfast together — another amazing breakfast — and talked

Getting from Toronto to Vancouver Island is a long haul. Getting from pretty much anywhere to Vancouver Island — except a few places on the west coast — is a long haul! We had booked a bus/ferry combination from the Vancouver airport to the island, but even that was a

In April, we spent a week on Vancouver Island — an exploratory trip with an eye towards a possible (probable? definite?) move there. I had already been contacted by the Ontario NDP search committee, and as part of the vetting process, had taken my blog offline by making it “by