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Road Trips on Vancouver Island
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Cindy and Trudie live in Nanaimo, BC
and are enjoying their retirement by exploring
and photographing Vancouver Island and
other surrounding islands.
Category: Road Trips
Cindy and Trudie hit the road around Vancouver Island and surrounding islands.
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We enjoyed a sunny road trip to Victoria, discovering kite surfers and new water sports, capturing joyful moments on camera along Dallas Road.
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Trudie and I explored Madrona Park in Nanoose Bay over Victoria Day long weekend, missing the dolphins but enjoying the hidden coastal spot popular among divers.
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The Pacific Marine Coastal Drive This drive is about 7-8 hours depending on the number of stops you make. But, it is so worth it. Trudie and I chose a warm and sunny day to do this trip. The last trip was taken in the fall last year and so the colors and the sun’s…
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It was a gorgeous, warm, sunny day. Here are my photos of our afternoon in the Nanaimo marshland.
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Our drive took us south on Hwy 1 from Nanaimo to left on the Cowichan Valley Hwy 18.
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April 20, 2026 It was one of our warmest days of the year – 25 degrees in the Port Alberni Valley! I am only disappointed by the fact that it was it overcast with white cloud, making the sky look white instead of blue.I used my new lens – a 10mm – 18 mm ultra…
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Spring 2026
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Yesterday Trudie and I furthered our quest for the herring spawn. Our drive took us out to Comox where we had heard that there were sea lion sightings on a couple of the beaches. We found sea lions, gulls, ducks, and eagles – a whale watching boat – a BC Ferry – cats – and…
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As we drove on (Hwy 19A) Trudie decided to check out Deep Bay – she gets notifications from a Facebook Group in Comox that sends out messages when there are wildlife sightings – and she had just heard that there were sea lions on the beach in Deep Bay.
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JANUARY 20, 2026 Short Road Trips Maple Bay is located south of Nanaimo in the Cowichan Valley. How to Find It
