The first day we landed in the morning and rented a car to go to our AirBNB. We did some driving around the city and grabbed some lunch at #10acresbistro It was amazingly delish! We wanted to walk around Beacon Hill Park but we felt a little uncomfortable with the people hanging around so we drove around. Then we grabbed some dinner at #canoebrewpub Once we finished, we walked the Harbour and Parliament Building at night.
The next day we got breakfast at #jam. It is super good food. You will not be disappointed! Near Jam is China Town so we saw the smallest alley! After breakfast we were going to rent scooters and drive along the road that goes along the beach. But I chickened out so we drove to the Mile 0 where Terry Fox started his run. We also went to Craigdarroch Castle. This is a beautiful property.
The day after we drove to Uculelet. We had breakfast at Discover Coffee since it's not far from our AirBNB. On our way to Ucluelet, we saw Little Qualicum Falls. This is an easy hike and super pretty. We ate lunch at the Goats on the Roof (yes! Goats are actually on the roof!) and then we checked in at our hotel at the #watersedgeshoresidesuites . We were right on the water and could hear the seals! We wished we had stayed another day at this location. We then went E-biking the Pacific Rim park which was a very cool experience. It got us to locations we couldn't get to by just driving (like where they filmed Planet of the Apes!) and our guide was super friendly and worked with our capabilities.
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Pacific Rim Park is great! When the most beautiful ocean landscapes collide with the most beautiful mountain and Forrest landscapes you get the best of both Worlds, out of the 25 National Parks we’ve been to this is our favorite so far!
@claribo - that sounds incredible! We would love to go to Seattle and Portland once this pandemic ends! We definitely rented a car since we flew into Victoria. If you are planning on leaving the island, we would recommend closing your rental on the island and then taking the ferry and then re-renting a new vehicle. There are a couple of reasons we would recommend this. The first is that when you plan to take the rental off the island, the rental car company charge a significant increase in price. The second is that the ticket to take a car onto the ferry can be a pretty expensive cost in itself compared to just being a person ticket. If you are planning a camper van, there are some pretty amazing hiking you can get into. We didn't go far into the woods but my brother was able to see some incredible huge trees that you can't see just from the road. We did do a couple of hikes closer to Coombs which wouldn't need a camper van for. Hope that helps!
Super excited. just booked my return flight to Vancouver for next year, 18 whole days, thinking Vancouver, vancouver island, Seattle and Portland. Would love to hear ur experiences of transport, did you hire the car... been thinking of hiring a camper van? Was it easy to get out of the city, I would love to do some hiking.