Princess and Snickers in their corral where they spend the night

Kathy and Snickers (yes that is sunshine in the background)

Princess – having Breakfast

Qualicum Bay

Oct 27-28

Being a full time tourist is a different and we continue to adapt to this new “life” style. We have to keep telling ourselves that this isn’t a vacation, but really everyday life although travelling in a motor home. Weather can certainly make you slow down on the tourist activities. Monday was more of a travel day, but with the heavy rains and expected high winds, we decided to spend 2 nights at our park in Qualicum Bay, just north of the summer community of Qualicum Beach. As a member of Passport America, a 50% off RV club, the $18/night for full hookup including cable and wi-fi made that decision easier.

Monday, we left downtown Vancouver for the ferry at Horseshoe Bay, conveniently located about 20 minutes north. We were there in lots of time for the 10:30am ferry and had some time to walk around the village of the same name. BC Ferries is a very efficient operation, and we boarded the ship at around 10:25 and it left within 10 minutes. The ship, the Spirit of Oak Bay, can handle up to 300 cars, 14 tractor trailers and almost 1,500 passengers. In just over 1 ½ hours, we arrived in Departure Bay, Nanaimo on Vancouver Island. After a stop to restock supplies, we were off to Qualicum Bay Resort. As its low season, the park was not busy. During check in, the lady told Kathy, that there are a couple ponies in the park, don’t worry about them. As we drove in, there they were, just wondering around eating the grass. Who needs goats to do this! Their names are Princess and Snickers. Temp was in the mid teens. We took a short walk along the bay but the weather was turning dreary.

Tuesday was a rain day, so catching up on banking, reading, watching a movie on Netflix, etc. where the order for the day.

Let it rain, let it rain……(maybe a good name for a song?)