{"id":5496,"date":"2026-03-07T15:37:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T21:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/staging\/3703\/?p=5496"},"modified":"2026-04-02T17:32:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T22:32:13","slug":"vancouver-island-trip-day-eight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/2026\/03\/07\/vancouver-island-trip-day-eight\/","title":{"rendered":"Vancouver Island Trip &#8211; Day Nine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The initial plan was to walk\/hike some trails. First up was Mt Newton which promised views like this from the top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/mtnewton-1024x768.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/mtnewton-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/mtnewton-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/mtnewton-150x113.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/mtnewton-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/mtnewton-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/mtnewton.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alltrails.com\/trail\/canada\/british-columbia\/mount-newton-loop?sh=bl4lis&amp;utm_medium=trail_share&amp;utm_source=alltrails_virality\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mount Newton Loop on AllTrails<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, as we drove up to the park the gate was still closed for the &#8220;winter&#8221; season and we&#8217;d have to park a fair distance away and it looked like a long way of up hill walking just to get to the start of the trail. Plan &#8220;B&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We decide to return to home base and stop at another park we saw on the way up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"strava-embed-placeholder\" data-embed-type=\"activity\" data-embed-id=\"17640598588\" 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\">After the park walk we decide it&#8217;s time for some lunch and we head to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksotw.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jack&#8217;s on the Water <\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;d wanted to hike Charlie&#8217;s Trail where there was a promise of seeing a waterfall, forest and of course more boats. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alltrails.com\/trail\/canada\/british-columbia\/charlie-s-trail?sh=bl4lis&amp;utm_medium=trail_share&amp;utm_source=alltrails_virality\">Charlie&#8217;s Trail on AllTrails<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:38.99308%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"390\" data-id=\"5502\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/2026\/03\/07\/vancouver-island-trip-day-eight\/vancouver-island-2026-9\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/P3070320.jpg\" data-width=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/P3070320.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:22.01384%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"520\" data-id=\"5501\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/2026\/03\/07\/vancouver-island-trip-day-eight\/vancouver-island-2026-8\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/P3070316.jpg\" data-width=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/P3070316.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:38.99308%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"390\" data-id=\"5500\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/2026\/03\/07\/vancouver-island-trip-day-eight\/vancouver-island-2026-7\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/P3070314.jpg\" data-width=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/P3070314.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:63.95363%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"390\" data-id=\"5499\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/2026\/03\/07\/vancouver-island-trip-day-eight\/vancouver-island-2026-6\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/P3070324.jpg\" data-width=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/P3070324.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:36.04637%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"520\" data-id=\"5498\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/2026\/03\/07\/vancouver-island-trip-day-eight\/vancouver-island-2026-5\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/P3070315.jpg\" data-width=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/P3070315.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, this was a drive into Victoria proper and I was getting a bit tired from all the driving so we settled for a walk on the waterfront trail in Downtown Sidney for a few minutes and then back to home base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"390\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9210.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9210.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9210-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9210-113x150.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shoreline<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The initial plan was to walk\/hike some trails. 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