May 30, 2010

Vancouver Island

We've been to Vancouver Island twice before this trip, once to Ucluelet on the west side and once to Victoria in the south. This time we went up the east coast and to the very northern tip to meet up with some friends in Telegraph Cove. We even got to have a boat ride with them as they run a whale watching company and were kind enough to take us out on the water for a little tour of the area.
The whole of the island is prett wild and open, and once you go north of Nanaimo it feels even bigger and wilder. It was a long haul through not much but the wilderness from Campbell River to Telegraph Cove with some lovely views of mountains and rivers along the way.
Sunsets at the north end where we were staying can be pretty breathtaking as well, and our first evening out looked like this, with the whole ocean turning purple and taking everyones breath away.

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