Quadra Island, Canada

... ferry, 5km highway walk and a nice lady giving me a ride in her car, I arrived at my first stop for the night; Quadra Island.  Total travelling time was around 8 hours but it was kind of fun. I found my hostel on Quadra Island, which turned out to ...

... me, which was embarrassinng, but third time lucky I got picked up by a guy called Floyd who lives on Cortes- the island just opposite Quadra. Hitchhiking is a great way to meet the locals, I've decided, but I'm not sure I'd do it anywhere less friendly ( ...

Well I've had a busy two days- grizzly bear watching yesterday and whale watching today. The day started somewhat badly yesterday- I got to the ferry dock 5 mins before my trip was due to depart, but wasn'tsure which dock it left from. So wandering down ...

We're north to Campbell River, a nice town with a good museum, but we have to catch the ferry to Quadra Island. Quadra is the place to get away from the crowds. Great fishing  hiking and just relaxing. But today we have the adventure we've& ...