Tales from the Crab Catcher (Sooke on Vancouver Island)
Tales from the Crab Catcher (and other stories told along the boardwalk). From the East Sooke Regional Park we headed out to the Boardwalk at Ed McGregor Park. It was shorter […]
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Tofino on Vancouver Island, Canada
My first trip to Tofino was in 1958 or 59, along one of the worst roads in the world. It has changed a bit since then. In the 50s it […]
Exploring Botany Bay & Botanical Beach on Vancouver Island, Canada
Exploring Botany Bay & Botanical Beach near Port Renfrew on Vancouver Island, Canada. We usually enter this magical area via Botany Bay, a small bay with interesting rock formations. The local […]
Cathedral Grove, 800 Year-Old Trees on Vancouver Island
MacMillan Provincial Park & Cathedral Grove, Parksville, BC. Cathedral Grove is one of the last stands of giant first-growth Douglas-fir trees in British Columbia. Mossy stump in the first-growth forest.Tall […]
Tonquin Trail in Tofino on Vancouver Island
One of the many short trails in the vicinity of the Pacific Rim National Park, Tonquin Trail leads right out of the east side of the town of Tofino. Tall trees […]
The Fishing Village of Ucluelet, BC
Ucluelet on Vancouver Island is transitioning from a fishing village to a tourist destination. First we went on a walk along the 8 km Wild Pacific Trail. Then we toured the […]
Wild Pacific Trail in Ucluelet, BC
The Wild Pacific Trail in Ucluelet only runs about 8 km, but is ‘wild’ as promised, with wide open vistas of the Pacific Ocean and beach access at several points. […]
East Sooke Regional Park on Vancouver Island
We scooped a map of the East Sooke Regional Park from Sooke Tourist Info and then went off for a long walk. We started from the Becher Bay parking lot by […]
Fort Rodd, a Lighthouse on Vancouver Island
Fort Rodd is a short distance from Victoria on the Old Highway 1A on Vancouver Island. Fort Rodd Lighthouse. A close-up of the wind vane at the top of the Fort Rodd […]
The Three Pools at Little Qualicum Falls on Vancouver Island
Years ago I went on a camping/sketching trip to Little Qualicum Falls on Vancouver Island. For me the star attraction was these three pools, each one different: one in deep […]
Albatz Travel Adventures 