Freitag, 23. April 2010

We're going to the Island.... =)

18. Day
Whistler – Langdale

Today was better weather than yesterday, it didn’t rain anymore. =)
So Mario decided to ride again and we were looking for the train wrecks. :P After driving 10 kilometres in the wrong direction we arrived at a stunning lake, took some pictures and turned and went back to Whistler.
We went for shopping and we saw that there was a cooking competition so we enjoyed watching this competition, was really interesting.
When we got back to the car, Susi realised that the light was still on and so we tried to star the engine but it didn’t start anymore. Luckily the RV had an emergency start button, so we could start it without problem. =)
Still looking for the trail wrecks we found the snowboard factory from the brand ‘Prior’! It was really interesting to see how they make the boards. All is handmade and they just need 6 work hours to finish a board.
After this really interesting experience we continued to look for this train wreck. We knew that we had to walk along the rail tracks for 10 minutes but as we were not used to walk on the tracks it was a bit strange, but anyways we did it. So we got on a trail and found these wrecks. It was strange to see that there are several train wagons just lying there and no one cared about them but bikers. :P
After this excursion we drove a long the sea-to-sky highway to Horseshoe bay. As we couldn’t find a RV park we decided to take the ferry to Langdale where we stayed for the night.
Motto of the day…
“Magic power button!!”




19. Day
Langdale – Lund – Powell River – Comox

Last night we decided that we are sleeping late this morning, so that the women of our family could be satisfied as the boys are rather morning people than something else :P
So our arrangement was to leave at 10 o’clock, but unfortunately we were a bit delayed. We had to drive 81 kilometres and had about 2 hours time, you might think that’s far enough but it was really curvy and there are a lot of 30km/h parts. So we got to the next ferry right on time. After another 30km we got to Powell River but as we had 4 hours time to the departure of the next ferry we drove to Lund, which is the last village on this highway.
Lund was really small, just a few houses and a harbour.
So we walked around Lund and enjoyed the breathtaking view over the ocean.
Later on we arrived at the gate for the ferry, we had to wait just a few minutes to the departure.
It was amazing to cross a small part of the ocean with the ferry. =) So we enjoyed the view and were entertained by some stupid children. :P
When we arrived at the other shore it was already 7 o’clock so we had to look for a camping, but it didn’t take us too long and we were at Seal Bay.
It’s a really nice campground.
This evening was almost the first evening that it rained.
Motto of the day…
“Lane oo”



20. Day
Comox – Port Hardy – Port Mc Neill

It was raining the whole night and so did it as we woke up. =(
This was why we decided that we would drive directly to Port Hardy and visit all the other villages on the way back.
When we got to Port Hardy it was just cloudy and didn’t rained so we went to the visitor’s office once more and were told that need at least two days to see everything in Port Hardy.
So we made our way to the first beach she recommended us. It was nice although it was really windy.
Later on we drove to Coal Harbour where we should have seen a water airport, the last whale hunting station and a lot of animals. But in fact we just saw a harbour and some birds that was all. It was beautiful but not really interesting.
So we drove on to another beach and this one was scenic, with all the mountains and the ocean was just amazing.
Then she told us to visit the First Nations part of Port Hardy and that there is a odd but stunning cemetery.
And she was right the cemetery was completely different from the one’s I know. It had big crosses and some Totem Poles, it was somehow frightening.
First Nation’s are kind of strange people, I guess there really nice and friendly, but the ones’ we met were just drunk or high… And another thing is, that there yards are really messy, no one cares about tidying up in the garden.
After having seen all the attractions of Port Hardy we drove back to Port Mc Neill, where we found a campsite for the night.
It was stunning! We got the site right next to the rocks and the ocean!
This evening we wanted to barbecue some sausages so we made a fire and put the sausages on the table. I was writing my last blog in the RV and the others were on the rocks enjoying the ocean when Susie suddenly opened the doors and asked us where we had put the sausages.
No one knew where they should be so we were looking around and found the package on the rocks and 1 sausage still in there and another one right next to the package. The crows stole our dinner!!! Hahaha
After a discussion about god and the world we enjoyed the sunset and this picturesque view.
Motto of the day…
“bye bye sausages!”



21. Day
Port Mc Neill – Little Huson Caves – Port Mc Neill

As this day should be the only sunny day this week we took the chance and wanted to go hiking. Our destination should be Schoen Lake Provincial Park. On the way to this lake there were some caves that we wanted to visit too. But first we visited Telegraph Cove, which should be the best place for whale watching during summer. It’s a cute, little village and the view over the ocean and the other coast was once more just awesome.
Later we drove in direction Zaballos, on the way we saw a sign to the Hasun Caves but since we were looking for the Little Huson Caves we passed by. OF course the street was not really a street but a gravel path (which we’re actually not allowed to drive on). After about 30 minutes on this path we decided that we are on the wrong way so we turned and drove back. Because we wanted to see caves we then took the way to the Hasun caves, and what a surprise around 1 kilometre further we saw a sign for the Little Huson Caves…
So we parked our car and walked around 3 kilometres to this Provincial Park, and when we got there we had no idea where the caves should be. There were two ways and of course we took the wrong one.
That’s why we got to a lake, which was by the way really beautiful, and not to the caves. So we made our minds up and gave this other path a shot.
And it was the best thing to do, because we finally reached this caves and they were amazing! =)
When we got back to the car it was already 5 o’clock so we cancelled our appointment with Schoen Lake Provincial Park and drove back to the camping from the night before.
We tried to barbecue another time and this time it worked out! :P
Today’s motto…
“Canadian street signs are helpful - nooooot!”



22. Day
Port Mc Neill – Schoen Lake – Sayward – Comox

Another lovely morning was over after driving to Schoen Lake. We didn’t really went to Schoen Lake because the path was soooo narrow and had sooo many holes that we thought it’s not so healthy for our car to drive this way. There were just two options, either walked around 8 kilometres or continue on to Sayward.
Since we were not really sure if it starts to rain we took the second option.
Minutes later we arrived in Sayward, we didn’t see much from the village but the harbour was very nice. There was just one thing I didn’t understand, the have some old wrecks as wave breakers but I guess that’s not so economical with all this “rost”.
On the way to Campbell River we saw a cute little black bear. So we just turned around that we could take a picture but unfortunately he was shocked and ran away.
When we reached Campbell River we had to do our grocery shopping. We bought all the things we need but unfortunately forgot to buy water. So Mario and me went back to buy some bottles, we didn’t want to line up at the cashier so we thought we could do the self-checkout thing. We tried it, and we tried hard, but we had no clue how it worked so we grudgingly lined up.
This night we slept in Comox again so we went to the same campground as the first night on the island.
The owner of the camping told us that we should take a walk down to the Seal Bay. It was incredible down there! =D
After a delicious dinner I enjoyed our campfire and the sky full of stars. :P
Motto of the day…
“Wow self-checkout sooo nice – or not!”





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