Six days to enjoy the sea and its people. Duration: 6 days Distance: 1.255 km.
Check the ferry services: it is recommended to book in advance online for the maximum vehicle, even if you take a smaller one later. If the larger vehicle is hired or the company must provide it due to lack of smaller vehicles, there will always be enough space on the ferry. It is advisable to book the Taswwesse-Swart Bay Ferry that will take you in 90 minutes on the Alaska Marine Highway (www.bcferries.com and transcanadahighway.com/BC/Info-Ferries.htm). Set aside 4 hours to get to the ferry terminal in case of traffic jams. It’s 120km from Burnaby Cariboo RV Resort and would be covered in less than hours, but you need to take your time. Head south to reach the Transcanada Highway. Change west and exit at Junction 66 to enter Highway 10 South. After 32 km take Highway 17 South to reach the ferry terminal (www.bcrv.co). Up to this point, 122 km have been done. The ferry takes you to Sannich, south of Vancouver Island. From the landing to West Bay Marine Village are 32 km. It is a place like no other in Canada. It is open all year round and offers all kinds of services and easy access to the city center. If you do not want to take the caravan to the city centre Victoria Harbour ferries are available for that purpose. 96 km to Sannich. Visit Victoria. Its promenade, its architecture and its seafood have given deserved fame to this capital of British Columbia. www.westbay.bc.ca
Urban areas are left to ascend to the Malahat Highlands, a territory of volcanic rock covered with 400-year-old Douglas fir forests, which in colonial times surrounded the city of Victoria itself. The rivers in this area have beds of alluvium material from ancient glaciers and erosion; They are home to thousands of salmon. From Malahat Summit you can see Sannich Bay, which is like an inverted fjord, where the land faces the glacier. In the lowlands there are many splendid farms (some with 2 annual harvests), orchards, tree nurseries, while the rivers are home to the Steelhead trout, which reaches a meter long. Continuing north and within sight of the Strait of Georgia, you leave Highway 19 to enter Highway 19a, along the sea until you reach Campbell River. Short crossing on the Campbell River – Quadra Island ferry to reach the Ripple Rock RV Park campsite at Browns Bay Resort. In front of this campsite pass the cruises on the Discovery Passage. 285 km to Campbell River. Visit the beaches of Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park.
www.brownbayresort.com/rvpark.htm
Urban areas are left to ascend to the Malahat Highlands, a territory of volcanic rock covered with 400-year-old Douglas fir forests, which in colonial times surrounded the city of Victoria itself. The rivers in this area have beds of alluvium material from ancient glaciers and erosion; They are home to thousands of salmon. From Malahat Summit you can see Sannich Bay, which is like an inverted fjord, where the land faces the glacier. In the lowlands there are many splendid farms (some with 2 annual harvests), orchards, tree nurseries, while the rivers are home to the Steelhead trout, which reaches a meter long. Continuing north and within sight of the Strait of Georgia, you leave Highway 19 to enter Highway 19a, along the sea until you reach Campbell River. Short crossing on the Campbell River – Quadra Island ferry to reach the Ripple Rock RV Park campsite at Browns Bay Resort. In front of this campsite pass the cruises on the Discovery Passage. 285 km to Campbell River. Visit the beaches of Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park.
www.telegraphcove.ca/tcv/accom/rvpark.cfm
You return by the same way out. Past Campbell River, we have Morton Lake, Elk Falls and Miracle Beach. To get to Qualicum Bay Resort leave Highway 19 between Qualicum Beach and Fanny Bay. The area is rich in seafood that you can buy freshly caught at various points along the way. 295 km to Qualicum Bay. Visit Little Qualicum Bay.www.telegraphcove.ca/tcv/accom/rvpark.cfm
Short drive to Nanaimo, the second city on Vancouver Island. Its location between Mount Benson and the Georgia region gives the city a unique beauty. Artistic and musical manifestations abound. It is a charm to get lost in the old streets full of history and where shops, restaurants and museums abound. After enjoying the city, you reach the campsite: 22 hectares next to the sea, the river and the forest. 87 km to Living Forest in Nanaimo. Visit The Bastion, old fortress of the Hudson Bay Company, and have a drink at the historic and picturesque Palace Hotel. www.campingbc.com
Ten minutes from the site is the Horseshoe Bay-Departure Bay (www.bcferries.com) ferry. It is advisable to have reserved a place (Early Bird Departure Special) in order to arrive in the afternoon at the end point of the itinerary. If you prefer, you can spend a few nights at Burnaby Cariboo Campground. The crossing takes two hours to which is added half an hour more to reach the end of the journey. 32 km from Nanaimo to Delta, plus time on the ferry / 46 km to Cariboo.
