Vancouver Island - "the" destination for the wilderness adventure lover to explore...
Meet Freedom - our 1973 Volkswagen Camper Caravan we bought on Vancouver Island British Columbia for only $3500 (and we sold it for that a year later). We had tons of great adventures with this camper; it brought us to some pretty amazing places. Canada is a beautiful vast country with tons of wilderness places to explore!
This is near Carmanah Walbran Provincial Park on the very remote part of the west coast of Vancouver Island - it's about a 5 hour drive from Victoria due to the bumpy mountain roads. This area of the Island has pockets of pure uncut virgin old growth forests. It's worth taking your time on the drive up here - it's breathtakingly beautiful. If you are looking for a remote place to go camping - this is it. The West Coast Trail attracts hikers from all over the world - it passes through the photo above.
When going to this part of the Island you can feel and see history all around you. The scenery is unspoiled - wild and untamed - some of the trees are gigantic. The eco systems are complex - the layers decades, even centuries in the making. Out here it's evident nature is not only winning - it's thriving!
When I see this picture - I want to go camping so badly! Can't you just smell the "green" of the forest, the freshness of the moist dirt on the ground?
Windsurfers from all over the world come to Nitnat Lake, the huge size and thermal winds make this a paradise for them.
Time to pack up and head out on another adventure - who knows where the road will take us this time....
