Blog - bike travels & such

Cycle Touring Vancouver Island

This section is my chance to ramble on, to have an ongoing conversation with readers. I'll post updates & photos as I do more rides, get gear worth noting, or come across interesting stuff about cycle touring or bikepacking on Vancouver Island & the Sunshine Coast (and beyond).

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South Islands Sojourn

Lucky me. I headed off to cycle tour the southern Gulf Islands for 4 days and 3 nights, and ran into nothing but sunshine. The trip involved modest cyling distances, great campgrounds, picture postcard views and that special Island vibe. The southern Gulf Islands are north of the Saanich Peninsula, to the north of Victoria. I'd regularly visited Saltspring (check out Ruckle Park, a favourite campground). I settled on Galiano and Mayne Islands for this trip. I did a good amoun

Touring Nanaimo Harbour

What's that, you say? Touring Nanaimo harbour!? Many have only seen Nanaimo as they pass through along the busy highway. But check out the waterfront and you'll find a vibrant, attractively developed, popular stretch, complete with views to die for, parks, restaurants and shops to entice you. Bustling marinas with boats, ferries and seaplanes coming and going. All a few blocks from the downtown core. That's former Nanaimo mayor Frank Ney (he of the famous bathtub race) immort