Our hosts for our stay in Victoria were Brian, my cousin, and his wife Elaine. They shuttled us around the Victoria area from their home which is actually in North Saanich. As it turned out Brian’s brother Dave, obviously another cousin and his son Connor, my second cousin, spent time with us. The second part of our Vancouver Island visit was in Port Alberni and hosted by Maxine and Bud whom we first met in 1966 when Gail and I moved to Seattle as newlyweds. We have visited with each other two or three times over the subsequent 56 years but it felt like we had never been apart. After eight days, 5,000 km, motels and fast food, our hosts made it feel like we were home again and we have been able to recharge for the Rocky Mountaineer adventure and the return road trip.
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A Day in Port Alberni
We arrived in Port Alberni Tuesday and the odometer registered 4,973 kilometres. I suppose it must actually be 5,032 since the odometer was not running during the 59 kilometre ferry ride from Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay. Perhaps I’ll just let the odometer accumulate until we arrive home. That should make the whole trip somewhat more than 10,000 kilometres. I guess I’ll need an oil change when I get back.
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Tuesday was another warm sunny day on Vancouver Island. So for that mater was Monday but I took Monday off, no post, so the few photos taken on our trip from Saanich to Port Alberni may be found under Day 14. Vancouver island is a continuum of forests, mountains and lakes. The highway bypasses most of the small towns between Victoria and Port Albernie and the forests and hills offer only occasional glimpses of the ocean.
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