Lilliwaup to Potlatch State Park 13 km Potlatch State Park to Montesanto 81 km Montesano to Twin Harbours State Park 53 km Twin Harbours State Park to South Bend WA 59.16 km Our anticipated day off at Potlatch State Park WA (along the southern end of the Hood Canal) never materialized as Ian didn’t like …
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Sidney to Anacortes 2.02 km Anacortes to Fort Casey 58.04 km Fort Casey to Quilcene 39.81 km Quilcene to Lilliwaup 54.81 km If there is any pattern to the first few days in Washington State it is that we have met some really nice people and discovered that the inland route is relatively hilly but …
Day 4 Parksville to Nanaimo 24.61 km Day 5 Nanaimo to Chemainus 46.32 km Day 6 Chemainus to Sidney 35.76 km After a successful and happy camping experience, I cycled to the top of the campground enroute to Chemainus and my front deralier derailed (it kind of blew apart). Ian was able to set me …
Day 2 Powell River to Courtenay 18 km. Day 3 rest day in Courtenay. Day 4 Courtenay to Parksville 73 km. We found a cheap but nice motel in Courtenay (River Heights Motel). It is owned by a Korean family working hard to tart it up; they did some cheap renovations, painting wallboard pale yellow …
We hauled the boat out at Jack’s Boat Yard in Lund B.C. August 30. Roy and Cindy, Jack’s kids, were fantastic and made what can be a stressful experience a pleasant one. We chatted about politics and the lack of general knowledge about local native culture in B.C. and how Apple is taking over the …
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So we’ve taken a year off and plan to do some cycling. We gave up moorage in Vancouver to live on Ian’s boat Green Pointe at anchor until end of August 2012. We plan to cycle tour until August 2013. Our itinerary is loose as we believe that part of the beauty of travelling by …
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