Vancouver’s Stanley Park

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Vancouver’s Stanley Park

Vancouver, originally an 1870s small sawmilling settlement, is the largest city in British Columbia. It has a natural harbour on a site facing the sea and mountains. Hudson’s Bay Company set up a trading post there in 1827, but it wasn’t until the gold rush, that, like Victoria, the city flourished. Today, it’s quite cosmopolitan and has lots to offer, but the city’s #1 tourist attraction is its urban forest, Stanley Park, and we were keen to visit.

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Point Roberts - Washington’s Pene-Exclave

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Point Roberts - Washington’s Pene-Exclave

David found Lighthouse Marine Park, our Point Roberts’ campground, by accident. Once we crossed the border into British Columbia, we were looking for a place to light for a couple of days. The Walmart in Delta allows overnight parking and there were a couple of commercial RV parks, but the campground he found at the tip of the Tsawwassen peninsula overlooking the Salish Sea looked most promising and interesting. It was only after scratching our heads and trying to figure out why the camp fees were 30US dollars/night, that we had an epiphany. Duh… could Point Roberts possibly be in the USA? Why yes, it could be and surprisingly it was!

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North to Alaska - Exploring Oregon’s Coast

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North to Alaska - Exploring Oregon’s Coast

Cannon Beach got its name from a cannon found after it had washed overboard, but its claim to fame is Haystack Rock, a 235’ sea stack that pokes up out of the water just off the beach. In fact, at low tide you can walk to it. Itis the “3rd largest intertidal monolith in the world.”

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