Cowichan Bay To Campbell River

Friends, Friends and Friends!

We left Victoria and headed up Island to visit our good friends along the way!  We had lived on Vancouver Island a number of times and have been lucky enough to have maintained our friendships over the past 40 years.

Our first stop was Cowichan Bay to meet up with Mike and Penny!  We first met this great couple on the Ganges, Salt Spring Island docks while we were both boating.  We have stayed in contact ever since, becoming close friends!

Penny, Mike and Harley

LTV Kozad at Mike  and Penny's Cow Bay Home

Craig & Jan at Maple Bay Marina

Favourite Boat: Krogen 42

We departed Cow Bay and drove up to Parksville, staying in town at the Park Sands Beach Resort which is on the beach.  Nicely located and within walking distance to most amenities.

Ian, Rose and Marshall - Parksville!

The cutest Rescue Dog From California

"Marshall"

Ian and Rose treated us to a wonderful Italian Meal at Cuckoo Restaurant.  We had an amazing visit and a wonderful meal.  Ian is our son's best friend since they first met in 1996; and Ian is the son of our wonderful friends who we met that year when we moved into their neighbourhood.

Cuckoo Restaurant - Coombs, B.C.

Then it was off to Comox to visit Don and Judy who served us a wonderful lunch with homemade seafood chowder, fresh garden salad and desert.  On our way to  Comox we had a "check engine light" alert us to a problem on our Unity Motorhome; more of that later under our posting "German Efficiency".

After getting settled in Campbell River at the Thunderbird RV Park which is a wonderful location, we met our very close friends Judith,  Curt & Odette, and Shawn & Larry.  We all met in 1975 when we were stationed together in Campbell River and have stayed in contact ever since.

View from our RV Site

Interesting Tent Shelters: Thunderbird RV

Permanent Tent Flys!

We walked from the RV Park to the Riptide Pub above the marina.  This is where we met up with our friends for an evening of visiting.  On the way to the pub we came across the First Nations War Canoe as well as the cemetery!

This Cedar Canoe was carved out of a single tree.

We Met Bill Henderson Who Carved This Canoe

Jan - Dragon Boat Racer!

Amazing Totems & Carvings

Foggy Day

Willard 47' Dover: MV Klatawa

We have been on the beautiful 1967 Trawler

These Young Guys Towing Three Seadoos

Each had an additional 15 Gallons of Fuel Tied On.

Our time went very fast in Campbell River and needed to get back Island. It was time to head south to Nanaimo as we had to address the "German Efficiency" of the Mercedes Benz chassis!