8/6/06 Uncle Petey Is F*#@%in' in Heaven

Oh man. Its late morning on the south shore of Cameron Lake. I camped here last night and it is so perfect. I almost spent the night in a campsite up the road and thankfully I didn't. They wanted $17! I found a better site and camped for free! Cameron Lake is super fly with steep mountains jutting up off its shores of ultra pure glacial water. I'm so jealous of the people who own properties on the north shore.


Heading out of VanCouver on my way to the ferry at Horseshoe Bay I stopped in West VanCouvers Light House Park. Man that was awesome. Huge old growth trees and moss everywhere.

Massive rocks carved by thousands of years of crashing surf on a gorgeous coast.

I hiked up this hill and took a nap on a soft bed of moss. It was so serene.

I took the ferry to Nanaimo and spent the night in their Cambie Hostel. I think I got ripped by getting their VIP card. They're kinda gross hostels. Oh well.

I think I rode only 45miles today to this sweet spot. I'm okay with that though. At the start of thiss trip I was real gung ho about making the best time I could in a day and covering a lot of ground. And I did. But now I have to budget my time and money accordingly. I think I'd like to stay on the island for about two weeks. I wanna visit Tofino. I want to hike the West Coast Trail or as much of it as I can. I want to make my way to Victoria and spend some time there checking out the art scene and possably making some contax. I don't know what the situation is with ferry rides but if I can I'd like to avoid returning to VanCouver.

Its now the 6th of August and I've got about $125 canadian. I don't want to pull anymore money out of my checking account. If I can make it last for two weeks it'll be a miracle. If all goes as planned I will roll into Seattle on or around Aug.20th. That leaves me a full ten days until Alicia is supposed to show up. Ridiculous. Who knows, maybe I'll have to spread some time out kickin' it in Olympic National Park. Not bad.