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Video: Meet the Big Rig

Disclaimer: BC Ferries and Camping and RVing in BC sponsored our travels. continued…

The RV Life

Disclaimer: BC Ferries and Camping and RVing in BC sponsored our travels.

Peter and Kelly are still asleep in their bunks. I’m in the back alcove, it’s almost a real bedroom. Kelly has the fold out couch in the kitchen/living area, and Peter is in the bunk over the cab.

We skipped out on our park stay to get a site with full hookups — after three nights with no power or running water, we needed to dump the loo, charge a staggering assortment of electronic gear, check email, and generally take advantage of the grid.… continued…

Beachcombing in the Gulf Islands

Disclaimer: BC Ferries and Camping and RVing in BC sponsored our travels.

Craggy shoreline, scooped out little coves lined with shells. Sometimes, it’s all smooth pebbles, other times, ground up shells with bits of purple from the mussels. The water has been glassy and green black, the sky gray to blue as the rain cleared out. It’s been quiet, really really quiet, and there’s been a funny sort of hooting early in the morning, in triples, hoot hoot hoot, pause, hoot hoot hoot, pause.… continued…

Postcard from the Rig

Disclaimer: BC Ferries and Camping and RVing in BC sponsored our travels.

It’s big. It’s silver and maroon. And it’s upholstered in many shades of brown and tan with oak front cabinets and parts that slide out to make it even bigger. It’s got outlets and burners and a toaster, even, which you have to ask for but don’t have to pay more for.

And now, it’s our home for the week. Our bags are stowed in aforementioned oak fronted cabinets, our groceries are in the fridge.… continued…

British Columbia, Here We Come.

It’s many months back that I got the pitch mail from BC Tourism. Camping is in, it said, or something like that, and BC is an awesome place to camp. I summarize, of course, they were considerably more poetic, as those pitching tourism are wont to be. The crux of the matter was this: Did I want to go camping in BC in a loaner RV? Did I ever!

I couldn’t make the summer round of BC Tourism sponsored trips, but I knew I’d have time come fall.… continued…