{"id":5555,"date":"2026-03-10T15:55:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T20:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/staging\/3703\/?p=5519"},"modified":"2026-04-02T17:19:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T22:19:04","slug":"vancouver-island-trip-day-twelve-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/2026\/03\/10\/vancouver-island-trip-day-twelve-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Vancouver Island Trip &#8211; Day Twelve"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It seems that all good things come to and end and this is the travel day for returning to our home in Winnipeg. ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;re up before 6am and Gail drives us to the airport. Checkin and breakfast at Tim&#8217;s and we&#8217;re on our way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We layover in Calgary for a couple of hours and get some lunch, By 6pm we&#8217;re back in Winnipeg and Eric picks us up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Home, Sweet, Home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A great trip but glad to be back.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It seems that all good things come to and end and this is the travel day for returning to our home in Winnipeg. ? We&#8217;re up before 6am and Gail drives us to the airport. Checkin and breakfast at Tim&#8217;s and we&#8217;re on our way. We layover in Calgary for a couple of hours and 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