So for those of you who read the first blog post about the various near death experiences and poo problems, this post will seem a little more mundane as we haven’t experienced any of the above during our 9 days on Vancouver Island. What we have found is the most wonderful place filled with stunning coves, super friendly Canadians, chicken wings and lots of outdoor roaming.
The Vancouver Island part of our trip didn’t start without problems but I’ve begun to realise that seems to be a recurring theme on this little jaunt of ours. Our Airbnb on the island cancelled 8 days before we were due to check in (maybe she had a premonition about poogate) or maybe she just wanted to test my stress levels. Who knows. Anyway I managed to find another one but sadly it was double the price so basically blew our month’s budget out of the water but needs must and the view above is what we paid for so all good. We chose Vancouver Island because a very good NCT friend of mine has just moved here and we wanted to hang out and see where she lived. Suffice to say, she’s fallen on her feet because it’s such a lovely lifestyle. People go to the beach after school with a kayak and the kids roam around while the parents meet up and cook some food. There’s playgrounds at lots of the beaches and because the whole of Victoria is surrounded by water, people just rock up to their local beach so they are really quiet. I could defo imagine living here although food is really expensive and I’m not sure Cake Shop owner is high on their immigration wish list anyway!
We’ve been to Thetis Lake for kayaking and paddle boarding (amazing and kids loved it), Telegraph Cove, Cadboro Bay and Willow’s Beach (kind of them to sort that name for us), Beacon Hill Park and petting zoo for the daily goat stampede, dim sum in China Town and hung out with our lovely friends and their family. So in a nutshell, apart from the cancelling Airbnb and the subsequent doubling of cost of the last minute one oh and the fact that Willow has a black eye from falling out of bed onto something, Vancouver Island has been relaxing, eye opening (although not for Willow because she currently can’t) and costly but all worth it to see great friends and get to know a more outdoorsy way of life for the kids. We are heading to California on Friday for a 3 week drive from San Francisco to LA taking in 4 nights in an unheated tented cabin in Yosemite. Wish us luck!
The Overseas Greens 