{"id":5455,"date":"2026-03-03T12:44:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T18:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/staging\/3703\/?p=5455"},"modified":"2026-03-13T15:08:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T20:08:18","slug":"vancouver-island-trip-day-five","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/2026\/03\/03\/vancouver-island-trip-day-five\/","title":{"rendered":"Vancouver Island Trip &#8211; Day Five"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s cloudy and a bit of drizzle is coming down but we\u2019re out for an adventure walking around an area we\u2019ve not seen yet called Resthaven and it\u2019s aptly names. The area is very tranquil as we walk around a peninsula where every house faces the water. There are only about a dozen or so houses. Very peaceful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/staging\/3703\/wp-content\/IMG_E9161.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_E9161.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_E9161-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_E9161-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bench View<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everywhere you look there are signs of things springing to life, like wildflowers and more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/staging\/3703\/wp-content\/P3030186.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/P3030186.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/P3030186-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/P3030186-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dafodils<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"strava-embed-placeholder\" data-embed-type=\"activity\" data-embed-id=\"17592210745\" data-style=\"standard\" data-from-embed=\"false\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/strava-embeds.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next order of business is a coffee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/staging\/3703\/wp-content\/IMG_9165-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9165-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9165-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9165-113x150.jpeg 113w, https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9165-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9165-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9165-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After coffee I browse a marine supply store with lots fascinating things, most of which I\u2019d never use but interesting nonetheless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Around every corner there are boats and &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/staging\/3703\/wp-content\/P3030180.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/P3030180.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/P3030180-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/P3030180-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Boats<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8230; more boats<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/staging\/3703\/wp-content\/P3030179.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/P3030179.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/P3030179-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/P3030179-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Boats<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the coffee stop it\u2019s back \u201chome\u201d. The rest of the day passed catching up on the blog posts and who knows what else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another day is done.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s cloudy and a bit of drizzle is coming down but we\u2019re out for an adventure walking around an area we\u2019ve not seen yet called Resthaven and it\u2019s aptly names. The area is very tranquil as we walk around a peninsula where every house faces the water. 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