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Port Hardy, Telegraph Cove, Powell River, Sechelt, Sunshine Coast British Columbia ferry travel to islands. Mountains and ocean in summer.

Travel to BC Canada : British Columbia is Canada's westernmost province, and some say its most beautiful!

From Pacific Coast and islands, to soaring mountains and inland lakes, it's hard to prove otherwise. One thing B.C. lacks is Maple Syrup trees. Maple syrup production is in eastern Canada provinces, like Ontario and New Brunswick.

Port Hardy, Telegraph Cove, Powell River, Sechelt and the Sunshine Coast: Here's some travel information and pictures of these West Coast and Vancouver Island communities to whet your travel appetite.

Port Hardy British Columbia ~ Northern Vancouver Island Canada Barn painted with totem pole style images in Port Hardy BC Canada

Port Hardy on northern Vancouver Island is a mecca for RVers and travelers to Prince Rupert on the northern B.C. mainland, and for fishermen from all over the world.

Northern Vancouver Island also has a lot of black bears, and brown bears . . .  so learn to whistle loudly while you walk, and carry a loud bell :-)

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Telegraph Cove BC ~ VAncouver Island Fishing and Tours ~ Canada BC vancouver Island town of Telegraph Cove boats and wharf.

Telegraph Cove B.C., on the east coast of Vancouver Island, is one of the most picturesque fishing villages you'll ever see!

This is the starting point for tours to see the Grizzlies at Knight Inlet, on the mainland.

At almost $300 per person, this tour is not inexpensive, by a long shot, but all agree the day trip to see lots of wildlife, perhaps a whale or more, dolphins and bald eagles well worth the cost!

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Sunshine Coast on British Columbia Mainland  Ferry inland waterways Sunshine Coast BC Canada and dock.Sunniest Spot in Canada?

One thing BC has a lot more of than most Canadian provinces is ferries! Some carry a fee, as do the ones to and from the islands and mainland.

Inland lake and river ferries are free to all, and considered an extension of the highway system.

The Sunshine Coast is so named because . . . ?

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Sunshine Coast BC: Powell River, Lund, British Columbia  BC travel to Sunshine Coast Sechelt area in British Columbia, western Canada.

The Upper Sunshine Coast begins just north of the town of Powell River, and Lund.

This part of B.C. is a playground for all who love to sail, yacht, canoe, kayak, hike, and generally get out and enjoy the outdoors!

Ferry crossings from Powell River and area go to major offshore islands, like Texada and Vancouver Island, and across large ocean inlets to other parts of the West Coast.

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  • BC Xwisten Experience in Lillooet BC interior
    Lisa - November 10, 2010, 7:16 am
    Wind -Dried Salmon, Bannock and BBQ: A different travel tour experience in BC Interior:

    Xwísten Experience Tours explore two culturally significant areas of the Xwísten people of the Bridge River Indian Band in Lillooet, BC. The walking tour of the Bridge River Fishing Rocks showcases the historical fishing grounds of the St’át’imc people which are still in use today. Visitors can see first-hand the harvesting methods of salmon, view a demonstration of the wind-dried method of preserving salmon, and sample the delicacy.

    Over 80 identified cultural depressions stand on the site, where visitors can tour inside of a pit house, as well as learn what the University of Montana research team have discovered during their eight years of archaeological survey of the village site. To complete the tour, partake in a bbq salmon meal and taste traditional Bannock. The tours operate annually from June to September.


    For more information on Xwisten Experience Tours visit, www.xwisten.ca.
  • Thanks for the news!
    Karen - November 10, 2010, 7:22 am
    Lisa,

    I know this area well, have family in this part of BC interior.

    Thanks for letting me know about this unique heritage tour and event!

    When I am out that way in the summertime, I'll make the time to stop in and have a look.


    Cheers!

    Karen
  • Travel Out West
    Ajndrea - June 16, 2011, 3:21 pm
    Is three weeks enough travel time to go from Lindsay Ontario, through to British Columbia..

    Any suggestions of sites along the way..


    Thanks,
  • Ontario to BC
    Karen - June 17, 2011, 6:27 am
    Hi Andrea,

    If you are just going one way -- from Ontario to BC - then yes, that is enough time, especially in summer. Allow longer times if snow, etc at other times.

    If you drive straight through, long days driving, then you can make the entire trip each way in about 5 days. But that is mainly 'through' driving: no time to stop and look around.

    I haven't made this drive for a long time as I usually fly. But it's a wonderful trip to fully appreciate how large this country is, and how varied.

    Stops along the way: You can googlemap your route, and plan according to how long you want to spend driving each day.

    Sault Ste Marie - about a 9 hour drive - a long day for sure. But the locks are interesting.

    Soo to Thunder Bay ON - the Terry Fox Memorial -- is another 9 + hour driving day.

    Now just think - two long days of driving, just to go around the top of Lake Superior. Is this a great country or what?

    The length of the drive through Ontario is deceptive; it seems like a fairly easy drive to go through the province. It caught us out on our first trip, when we realized that from Kenora Ontario to London ON was 1700 km and that's cutting through the States at the Soo :-)

    (that's also why I've slept in the car near a moose at Wawa: no where to stay and too tired to keep on.)

    Try using google maps - enter your start point, and a city that you think you'd like to stop at. Then hit 'get Directions ' to see how far it is, and you'll have a pretty good idea of how to plan your trip.

    Of course, there's so much to see on the Prairies, and in the Rockies, and so on, that I could write you a book :-)

    But three weeks should make for a wonderful trip! Let me know how you get on.


    Karen








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