Skylite Motel Parksville

There's just something about a warm and breathtaking sunny day with crisp cold breeze kissing the rosy parts of your cheeks. When you look forward all you see is snow capped mountains, and when you look behind all you the earth seems to drop off as if the world was square. Vast open space and evergreen trees. This is what I did today and will do...

Patience is not one of my best virtues.. its something I am slowly learning. I grew up participating in every sport, hobby or adventure I could get my hands on - everything from saddle-breaking wild little ponies to figure skating 3 hours a day, and immediately joining my soccer team for fast paced games after. I was always on the go, a big fami...

My current home is Nanaimo, home of the delicious culinary delight, the Nanaimo Bar. They say "home is where the heart is" and this is where my family resides. Other than my family, I have no residence, little belongings, and no ties here. Over the last two years I gradually sold and diminished my belongings as I moved around, unconsciously prep...

Following a very hearty breakfast prepared before our eyes by our host, we set out on the short drive inland to MacMillan Provincial Park, home of the remarkable "Cathedral Grove," a 380 acre stand of old growth coastal forest.

The Grove is bisected by Highway 4, with enormous Douglas firs – one measuring almost 30 feet in circumf...

Narrow...Psychic...or Visionary? Last night I watched this TV show called Medium. It's been on TV for a couple of years but this was the first time I watched it. The premise of the show is that the principal character can see the past, present and future in her dreams and visions. Since I needed a title to my entry this tie-in seemed to fit. The...

Day 70 - August 20th 2007 - Road Trip Day 1 Yippy our road trip begins and we are out on the road for the early afternoon heading up the the east coast of Vancouver Island. We have a rough idea of where we want to go but have not thought of the finer details. The weather is not being kind to us with a rainy start to the trip. First stop is Parks...

We started from Nanaimo and headed along Hwy4 to Port Alberni. Along the way we pass through Cathedral Grove, a rainforest and home of some of Canada's oldest and biggest trees. Once past Port Alberni we start to pass through the Island Mountains. One of the bigger ones is Mt.Klitsa (5300ft) then onto Pogo Mtn, Steamboat Mtn. and Hidden Peak. Al...

Wow, what an amazing adventure. What can we say about it, can you really sum it all up in a few words. It was beyond anything we imagined. We can honestly say we have been changed forever from this trip. Even months later we notice we look at things in a slightly different light. The experiences we have will be with us forever. We met so many in...

14.08.06 Ein "Happy Birthday" fu** Johannes!!! Jedoch war die Party recht kurz, da wegen starkem Wind **st einmal 4 Stunden Ank**wache angesagt waren. Zur Entschaedigung gab es ein Geburtstagsfruehstueck und uns** **st** Segeltag zu zweit konnte beginnen. Mit schoenem Wind, ab** vorsichtshalb** g**efft sind wir frueh morgens Richtung Gabriola Pa...

Wednesday 7/9 Waited a while for the airporter bus to depart. Checked into Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver. Ordered room service at about 9pm.Maly who took our order was very friendly and took care of our special requests. The crab cakes were full of crab and served with a delicate smoked tomato condiment. The local hand picked shrimp sandwich was ...