I've been on holidays for a week now. My first week was spent doing odd chores around the house. We had our roof redone and hence we needed to be home. It was great to get it done, I don't know about you but I really don't' like having strangers working on my home. I mean these men didn't give me reason for concern about theft or anything, it's just that I like my space. One of the issues for us is that living in the country and out of sight, we don't have window coverings on any windows....none, zippo. So I had to be organized in the mornings I had to be up showered and dressed before the roofers arrived at 0800. It was all worth it in the end. We have our new roof and I am a very happy camper.
Saturday arrived and we were up and at it early as that tends to be our norm these days. I don't think I had my first latte, when hubby said the infamous words "Road Trip". With that I rushed about tidying up morning dishes making the bed and then packing clothes. Not knowing where we were going and or for how long you can imagine the difficulties in packing. Well for me anyways that can be a challenge, as for my hubby I pack for him. Not that he can't pack....ah I won't even go there. Anyhow, it was mid morning by the time we had things in the truck Bert and included, all I knew was that we were heading north. Oops I tell a lie....hubby had called the Mayor of a little town called Port Alice to find out about accommodations and the likes. Figures, if my hubby is going to ask a question he goes straight to the head person to get the answers. So yes back to the truck and off we went.
Vancouver Island from one end to the other is approximately 600km and 35km wide. We live mid Island. To travel from our home to the most northern part of the Island which is Cape Scott would take us about 4 hours. Our destination was Port Alice, which is about 3 1/2 hours from our home. So here are some photos of our trip.....well Part l. As always you can click on the photos to get a larger shot.
As we decided to take Bert with us on this trip rest stops were frequent. Our first stop was a place called Denman Island rest stop.
To the left of that tall tree is Bayne Sound, there is great fishing, crabbing, oyster fishing and prawns. So if seafood is your thing that is a great place.
Another hour or so down the road or should I say up the road is a city ......yes a city called Campbell River. Campbell River boasts to be the Salmon Capital of the world....but then I have heard that of other areas on the Island, but suffice to say fishing on the Island is absolutely the best to be had. This shot was taken believe it or not from a pulp mill site, I was looking from the shore toward the casino, when a heron just so happen to perch himself on the pilon.
A little further up the road we came to a place as the sign says Seymour Narrows, the sign says it all, except the next photo really doesn't give you a good feel of what the tides would have been like.
You can see the tug boat pulling log booms through the Narrows a very tricky task and a job only for the very seasoned sailors. In this same area there is a place out in the narrows called "Ripple Rock". It was the largest man made "Non Nuclear" explosion. It was performed in order to deepen the Narrows for larger ships to travel. Now days large cruise ships use this passage on their way to Alaska.
This is actually a amazing feet. If you want to see some live footage of the blast you can go to YouTube and type is Ripple Rock Explosion and you will see actual footage of the blast. Simply amazing for the time 1958.
The next few shots are just scenic photos of the mountains and road we travelled making our way north. One of our most favourite shots was that of the elk I spotted on the edge of the road. You see signs of Elk on the road all over the island but my hubby who has lived on the island since 1996 his never seen any. So to spot these big guys was a real treat. When I saw them the funny thing was I yelled "moose". Now I know they aren't moose but that was the first thing that came to mind in order to capture my hubby's attention. His reaction time was awesome and was able to make a turn off and we drove up the road and I was able to capture this photo.
We finally make it to the sign telling us which way to go......
Well as you can see we make the left turn and off to Port Alice we go. I will leave you with this and post Part II entitled "On the Road to Port Alice".
Until then, happy trails to you!
Saturday arrived and we were up and at it early as that tends to be our norm these days. I don't think I had my first latte, when hubby said the infamous words "Road Trip". With that I rushed about tidying up morning dishes making the bed and then packing clothes. Not knowing where we were going and or for how long you can imagine the difficulties in packing. Well for me anyways that can be a challenge, as for my hubby I pack for him. Not that he can't pack....ah I won't even go there. Anyhow, it was mid morning by the time we had things in the truck Bert and included, all I knew was that we were heading north. Oops I tell a lie....hubby had called the Mayor of a little town called Port Alice to find out about accommodations and the likes. Figures, if my hubby is going to ask a question he goes straight to the head person to get the answers. So yes back to the truck and off we went.
Vancouver Island from one end to the other is approximately 600km and 35km wide. We live mid Island. To travel from our home to the most northern part of the Island which is Cape Scott would take us about 4 hours. Our destination was Port Alice, which is about 3 1/2 hours from our home. So here are some photos of our trip.....well Part l. As always you can click on the photos to get a larger shot.
As we decided to take Bert with us on this trip rest stops were frequent. Our first stop was a place called Denman Island rest stop.
To the left of that tall tree is Bayne Sound, there is great fishing, crabbing, oyster fishing and prawns. So if seafood is your thing that is a great place.
Another hour or so down the road or should I say up the road is a city ......yes a city called Campbell River. Campbell River boasts to be the Salmon Capital of the world....but then I have heard that of other areas on the Island, but suffice to say fishing on the Island is absolutely the best to be had. This shot was taken believe it or not from a pulp mill site, I was looking from the shore toward the casino, when a heron just so happen to perch himself on the pilon.
A little further up the road we came to a place as the sign says Seymour Narrows, the sign says it all, except the next photo really doesn't give you a good feel of what the tides would have been like.
You can see the tug boat pulling log booms through the Narrows a very tricky task and a job only for the very seasoned sailors. In this same area there is a place out in the narrows called "Ripple Rock". It was the largest man made "Non Nuclear" explosion. It was performed in order to deepen the Narrows for larger ships to travel. Now days large cruise ships use this passage on their way to Alaska.
This is actually a amazing feet. If you want to see some live footage of the blast you can go to YouTube and type is Ripple Rock Explosion and you will see actual footage of the blast. Simply amazing for the time 1958.The next few shots are just scenic photos of the mountains and road we travelled making our way north. One of our most favourite shots was that of the elk I spotted on the edge of the road. You see signs of Elk on the road all over the island but my hubby who has lived on the island since 1996 his never seen any. So to spot these big guys was a real treat. When I saw them the funny thing was I yelled "moose". Now I know they aren't moose but that was the first thing that came to mind in order to capture my hubby's attention. His reaction time was awesome and was able to make a turn off and we drove up the road and I was able to capture this photo.
We finally make it to the sign telling us which way to go......
Well as you can see we make the left turn and off to Port Alice we go. I will leave you with this and post Part II entitled "On the Road to Port Alice".Until then, happy trails to you!
