Road trip with Akis
One of my favourite places on Vancouver Island is Long Beach. There is something about the long strip of beach, and solitude I find ther. For some strange reason I find there are generally very few people here… After convincing Akis that we should take a road trip ~ we gathered our things one morning and headed to get a Rental car and off we went.
I think it may be true of most Europeans as their countries are significantly smaller than Canada, but to drive for more than an hour or two is a great ‘outing’ for the day. Needless to say, the trip which was close to 4 hrs each way was at times a bit much for Akis, but in the end, the scenery was well worth it. Well that and the discovery of Boston Cream donuts at Tim Hortons seemed to keep him going.
We stopped at a few places along the way for ‘smoke/scenery’ breaks. Akis did want to know if we would find bears and deer, cause ‘we are in nature you know’. I laughed and told him, no, we aren’t going to see bears and deer.
Stop 1: Lower Qualicum Falls 
Stop 2: Cathedral Grove
Stop 3: A Miscellaneous stop along the road
Stop 4: Bear watching at the side of the road
Stop 5: Long Beach 
Akis was indoctrinated with my usual road trip dinner ~ pasta/potatoe salad from the local deli and a roasted chicken… Nothing beats a 6.99 whole chicken from Safeway.
On our way home, we managed to spot yet another bear. I was truly shocked, I didn’t expect to see one bear, never mind two just wandering by the side of the road. Further to that, we rounded the corner in Port Alberni to find the deer grazing on the side of the hill… Definitely a wildlife kind of day.
It was a long day, but a good one.
I think it may be true of most Europeans as their countries are significantly smaller than Canada, but to drive for more than an hour or two is a great ‘outing’ for the day. Needless to say, the trip which was close to 4 hrs each way was at times a bit much for Akis, but in the end, the scenery was well worth it. Well that and the discovery of Boston Cream donuts at Tim Hortons seemed to keep him going.
We stopped at a few places along the way for ‘smoke/scenery’ breaks. Akis did want to know if we would find bears and deer, cause ‘we are in nature you know’. I laughed and told him, no, we aren’t going to see bears and deer.
Stop 1: Lower Qualicum Falls
Stop 2: Cathedral Grove
Stop 3: A Miscellaneous stop along the road
Stop 4: Bear watching at the side of the road
Stop 5: Long Beach
Akis was indoctrinated with my usual road trip dinner ~ pasta/potatoe salad from the local deli and a roasted chicken… Nothing beats a 6.99 whole chicken from Safeway.
On our way home, we managed to spot yet another bear. I was truly shocked, I didn’t expect to see one bear, never mind two just wandering by the side of the road. Further to that, we rounded the corner in Port Alberni to find the deer grazing on the side of the hill… Definitely a wildlife kind of day.
It was a long day, but a good one.
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