Unlike Long Beach, where the ocean roars up the beach through big breakers, the tide at Rathtrevor surges and flows. On our rainy last day the water was choppier today than most days, but still, as the tide rose, it did Read More …
Our last day in Parksville the weather broke. The morning began with a thunderstorm, which was followed by rain that turned into a downpour. I was glad we were staying in a resort. We’d had a dump like this on Read More …
We had to visit the Rathtrevor Park campground at least once before we left the area. I know it well, having camped there numerous summers, but I wanted to make sure that the campground was still the same as what Read More …
Our visit to the Horne Lake Caves was our first disappointment during the vacation. That was mainly due to the description of the site in the promo material and on their website. The Horne Lake Caves are located at the Read More …
Qualicum Beach is both a beach and a town. The road from Parksville follows the coast and in Qualicum it is very close to the beach. An exit just before the beach heads inland to the town and shopping area. Read More …
This was a goofy day. We started with brunch at a funky little restaurant on a side street called Honey and Oats. It looked like it was probably a storefront at some point, but now it had five tables for Read More …
After the last two busy days, a lazy day at the beach was in order. My cousin Ann came to join us for a visit and after a late night, we rose late, then sat chattering until early afternoon. The Read More …
Long ago, way back in the last century when I first started coming to the Rathtrevor / Parksville area I visited Coombs. Back then the store that had the goats living on the roof was simply the Coombs general store. Read More …
Cathedral Grove is a stand of Douglas Fir and Red Cedar trees that are estimated to be from 350 to 800 years old. While many of the trees are enormous and obviously very ancient, it is also a living forest. Read More …
Today we went to two popular sites in the area, Goats on the Roof and Cathedral Grove. The two locations couldn’t be more different. Cathedral Grove is a protected enclave of old growth forest on the road to Port Alberni, Read More …