On October 4th I drove from Tofino to Victoria where I stayed for three nights. Victoria is a pretty and quiet city and was my last destination in Canada. [View Full Entry]

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The beautiful and ancient trees of Cathedral Grove, one of the few remaining rain forests of the northern hemisphere. A truly magical place. [View Full Entry]

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On my way to Tofino I offered a ride to a native American man called Sayachapis (Matthew Williams by his colonial given name). This ride was the beginning of a unique encounter and an unforgettable travel experience. During the drive, Sayachapis offered me to stay on his own little island near Tofino, called Indian island. I finally ended up staying for two days on Indian Island, enjoying the most beautiful nature and listening to Sayachapis stories of cougars and bears by candlelight, not always being able to distinguish between fiction and reality. Two days without electricity and running wa [View Full Entry]

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The wild and beautiful west coast of Vancouver Island. [View Full Entry]

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As mentioned before on October 1st I took the ferry from Horseshoe Bay (West Vancouver) to Nanaimo (Vancouver Island). Here is the next map of my journey: [View Full Entry]

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On October 1st I left Vancouver to take the ferry to Vancouver Island. On my way to the ferry I made a visit to Lynn Canyon. [View Full Entry]

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A few pictures of my car for the curious ones ;) [View Full Entry]

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On September 24th, I finally arrived in Vancouver where I ended up for a whole week staying at Geoff and Randy's place, two amazingly generous hosts. Vancouver is a nice and laid-back city in a beautiful situation: surrounded by the pacific ocean. Some things I did in Vancouver: biking, exploring, enjoying beautiful sunsets at wreck beach, a theatre festival, listening to street musicians, parks, downtown, Chinatown, Stanley Park, good restaurants, sushi, coffee places, bars, the museum of anthropology, a salmon festival,... You can see for yourself in the pictures. [View Full Entry]

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beautiful landscapes and lakes and a funny team in my car. Check out the pictures :) [View Full Entry]

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Arriving in Maple Ridge late in the evening, I received a heartly welcome by my next hosts, Emily and her parents Tom and Suzan. A super nice family living just 40 mins out of Vancouver. I had almost arrived at the West Coast. Two days later Emily gave me a great tour of Vancouver and Vancouver will be the subject of my next blog entry. [View Full Entry]

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