We left our Airstream in Anacortes, Washington and took the ferry to Sydney BC on Vancouver Island. We spent the night in Duncan and then drove up to Chemainus, which is known as a city of murals.

From Chemainus we drove north to Campbell River. Along the sea walk we saw some amazing chainsaw art. We set up camp at Elk Falls Provincial Park and then hiked to the waterfall where the river plunges into a canyon. That night it rained.

The next day it rained all day so we stayed at the Vista Del Mar motel. The following morning we drove up Highway 19 toward Port Hardy. We saw several eagles along the way. One eagle flew by our truck with a fish in its beak! The scenery is lush green trees and mountains. The clouds were hanging low around the trees.

Telegraph Cove is a very small village. There is a small RV park, cabins and restaurants. The marina and views of Johnstone Strait are very picturesque. We spent two nights on Cormorant Island at Alert Bay (a ferry ride from Port McNeill). Our cabin was very comfortable.

Tide Rip Grizzly Boat picked us up from the island and we had an adventure into Knight's Inlet, part of Broughton Archipelego, a series of thickly forested islands. It rained off and on and the clouds hanging low gave an other worldly feel to the place. Right away we saw some Dall Porpoises. Several dolphins followed in the boat's wake. Later we saw a Humpback Whale.

At the Glendale Cove area we left the boat and boarded skiffs. The skiffs allowed us to get close to the Grizzly Bears. We saw a few bears lying in the grass. Only one went out foraging for food. On our way back to Alert Bay we saw a black bear, another whale and porpoises. We also saw eagles, scoters and murrelets. Knights Inlet is 120km long - one of the longest in North America. This boat trip was one of the highlights of our summer trip.

After our boat trip we took a nap and then went to dinner at the Pass 'N' Thyme restaurant. The town is a charming native village. The totems in the cemetery were very interesting. We also saw a man cooking his salmon on the shore of the bay.

The next day we went on a whale watch out of Telegraph Cove. We saw a lot of eagles, a few whales and some porpoises.

We enjoyed our drive from Port McNeill up to Port Hardy, which is the northern most point on Vancouver Island.