by ronmitchelladventure | Jul 18, 2011 | British Columbia, Canada, North America
Young boys gather around a picnic table. Two large plastic bottles of Vodka on the tabletop hold their gaze…until they spot Mare and Jack and I backing-up the pickup truck about three feet away from their tent. A sign with an arrow pointing south reads,...
by ronmitchelladventure | Jul 18, 2010 | British Columbia, Canada, North America
Jack has to stay inside the truck during the 15-hour ferry ride. He cannot see the bald eagles, trees, and mountains that line the Inside Passageway from the northern tip of Vancouver Island to the town of Prince Rupert. Mare and I get to go down and visit Jack every...
by ronmitchelladventure | Jul 12, 2010 | British Columbia, Canada, North America
After we book a tent campsite at Telegraph Cove, we embark upon a sea kayak built for two. Luke, our guide from “North Island Kayak” describes some of the sea sites. “First Nation People use the gel from this rock weed to protect their skin from the sun.”...
by ronmitchelladventure | Jul 12, 2010 | British Columbia, Canada, North America
Driving to the northern tip of Vancouver Island, we pass through Cathedral Grove which contains some of the oldest trees. Most of the forest here has been logged and replanted, two or three times…and we would never know the difference. However, in this area we see 800...
by ronmitchelladventure | Jul 8, 2010 | British Columbia, Canada, North America
Let’s hit the road, Jack. The two-hour ferry transports us to Vancouver Island. We find a small fishing cottage next to the Strait of Georgia in Qualicum. The old oil-burning stove heated meals for Soldiers during WWII. Like a step back into time, grassy lawns hold...
by ronmitchelladventure | Jul 6, 2010 | British Columbia, Canada, North America
We find “Ray’s Boathouse,” a restaurant overlooking a bay in Seattle. Here we meet Mare’s friend Jill, whom she has not seen since high school. Actually, they did not hang out much in high school, but we have a great visit and view. After dinner, Jill brings us to...
