News & Photos - December 2008

End of the Island
Current Location: Site T7, Fisherboy Park, Sayward, British Columbia
Dates: Nov 30-Dec 1, 2008
Services: E/W/S; Cost: $23.10; Nights: 1
Current Location: Site 6, Quatse River RV Park and Campground, Port Hardy, British Columbia
Dates: Dec 1-2, 2008
Services: E/W; Cost: $15.75; Nights: 1
Current Location: Site 129, Cluxewe Resort, Port McNeill, British Columbia
Dates: Dec 2-3, 2008
Services: E/W/S/WiFi; Cost: $15.75; Nights: 1

North of Campbell River, there is much less traffic on Highway 19. It continues to be a well-maintained road, right to the end at the ferry terminal in Port Hardy. This area is quite empty, except for small logging/fishing towns.

Despite the snow back home in Ontario, this area continues to be warm and rainy, with highs near +9°C.



Parked For A Month... Maybe For The Winter
Current Location: Site 2, Saratoga Beach Resort, Black Creek, British Columbia
Dates: Dec 3, 2008-Feb 19, 2009
Services: E/W/S/WiFi; Cost: $12.00; Nights: 78

I'm parked for the winter at a nice campground right on the Strait of Georgia. This is a small (30-site) campground, with full services (electricity, water, sewer, WiFi) for only $360 per month. I have a clear view of the mountains across the strait right from my window! With most of the sites unoccupied it's very quiet here, but the other residents are friendly and often gather to talk around the wood stove or a bonfire on the beach. It is possible to walk along the beach for a kilometer in either direction, before turning around at Oyster River or Black Creek. There are not many services in the town of Black Creek itself, but the much larger cities of Campbell River and Courtenay are a half hour's drive away.



December snowstorm




Polar Bear Swim, Jan 1



Bonfire on the beach




Upper Campbell Lake
at Strathcona Dam
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