The Far corners of Vancouver Island

Hello loyal follower(s)

June 21, we stayed at a very nice B&B at Courtney which was  half way up the island in the east side.

Continuing our goal to eat at local restaurants we ate at Ricky's. Mr Nut had barbecued beef ribs that were excellent.

June  22 we on our way "up island".



At Fort Campbell, we stopped at a fishing pier, because Cyndy loves to fish. You can rent a fishing pole here.

Look at the neat sky, it was a great day.
Notice all the fishing poles waiting to be rented.

Not knowing what to expect at Telegraph Cove we drove to a small village nearby and tried our luck with lunch at this place.  The food was good, but not outstanding.

This was Telegraph Cove.  It got it's name because in 1913 a telegraph relay station was established there.
our "cottage" was the end one (right end)  in the red building.  Cyndy booked this place because they offered whale watching  (at over $100 a pop). They would have to pay Mr Nut to get him to sit in the cold in a boat just to maybe see a whale from a long distance).  Cyndy also passed on this great opportunity since we watched the whales from a boat in the St Lawrence See way about 1998.

Mr Nut in action, hauling our stuff to the "cottage".

This place started out as a salmon fishery where salmon was caught and shipped to China.  They needed wooden boxes for shipping the salmon, so they started  a lumber company.

Because the cove has steep side hills down to the water, the buildings were built on pilings.

Has Mr Nut mentioned that BC doesn't stand for British Columbia, it stands for Bring Cash
 (lots of it).

June 23, 2011 brought us to the western side of the island about half way up the island to a small village at the end of the road called Ucelet.

On the way we saw a black bear walking on top of the cement guard rail, but could not stop to get a picture. because the road was too narrow.

This was basic minimal.

On the way  to Victoria we stopped at the Giant Cedar Grove.

Naturally Mr Nut took some time to rest, which he does so well.

This was certainly a "tourist trap", but it really was a neat store. It was called Goats On The Roof, and there were.
This was just a shot of the roof.

After the Goats On The Roof stop it was time for lunch.  Special bread from the store, cheese and a Coke.








The evening of the 24th was spent in an actual rooming house.  I mean it was built to be a rooming house in 1913, and is now a B&B



À bientôt,

Mr Nut