Canada, Vancouver Island and Vancouver

The final leg of the Upper North American Tour 2018 😃...
After a few weeks in Port Townsend it was time to catch the ferry up into Canada's Vancouver Island.
It was very smokey as there were over 600 wildfires burning in B.C.
But it was a beautiful day for the trip. Here's a few pics upon arrival to Vancouver Island....

We stayed with friends Debbie and Yella we had met camping in Baja California back in 2010. They were great tour guides and hooked us up with a room in their house. Many thanks to you guys for the comfortable stay and yummy food!

They took us to see where lived on a boat for many years in beautiful Maple Bay.....

Then it was on to Cowichan Valley to see one of the tallest Train Trestles in the world, the Kinsol Trestle. At 187 metres in length and standing 44 metres above the salmon bearing Koksilah River, the Kinsol is an incredible structure. Its one of eight trestles in the valley....

Then it was off to visit one of the community gardens....

and to see the big trees at a nearby old growth park...

The town of Chemainus, famous for its 39 outdoor murals, was another place we stopped off for a visit...

Vancouver Island has allot to see and the smallest city in Canada...Duncan, B.C. is no exception. Duncan's slogan is "The City of Totems" and they have a great collection of them....

Owner of the Duncan Showroom live music venue...Longevity John (the dude with half a beard)....

A memorable guy and a memorable place.....

Duncan is also home to the worlds largest hockey stick......

After a great trip to Vancouver Island our most excellent hosts took us up to Nanaimo B.C. for the ferry crossing over to Vancouver city....but first a quick Mexican lunch....

Nanaimo is another cool city and home to the DAB Bar where there's no alcohol allowed, only high quality ganja available in many forms!! The bar was closed a few times by the cops in the past, but now its legal.

 We caught the ferry from Nanaimo over to the city of Vancouver. Had a nice time in Vancouver, then caught the directo to Mexico city. Its was a great trip for sure!


Thanks for checking out this edition of KnJ's blog the Upper North American Tour 2018.....see you next time...

Port Townsend, Wa.

The second leg of the Upper North American Tour 2018 😃 was the long-awaited return trip to Port Townsend. It was 8 years since our last visit to the Olympic Peninsula. The gardens at our friends place where we stayed is now a kaleidoscope of flowers and food...the wood cabin tucked in nicely among it all......

We gorged daily upon the killer blueberries and raspberries .....

The art trailer, above in this pic, is where we crashed.....

 the Art Trailer .....a very cozy place to crash and dream....and be inspired!

the fantastic Globe Thistles....Echinops spp

ahhhh the Poppies...

I was very happy to see that the mud oven we built the last time we were here is alive and kickin.....!!

so it was time for a pizza party.....my buddy Al is a master on the mud oven. 

we kicked out some 25 pizzas .....wild salmon pizza, venison pizza, veggie pizzas...

ohhhh and the homemade bread.....

after the party it was back to peaceful solitude......

Then it was up to the mountains to go camping.....

The perfect spot.....

The perfect view....

The camping trip was just what we needed....there's nothing like sleeping in the mountains. 

We are very thankful for having good friends that can impress us every time we visit!

And now here are some pics of the surrounding area.....

See you guys on the next leg of our trip....join us on the next blog.....

KnJ