This first day of my extended stay on Vancouver Island was light. I rolled my ankle pretty bad yesterday, in a parking garage of all places, so I need to once again take it easy for a few days. I have a few ideas for the next week penciled in, but I’m not too worried about keeping a schedule.
Today, I took the scenic route from Victoria to Nanaimo, a port town about 60 miles to the north. The direct route is Highway 1, a four lane divided highway -which is also the western start of the Trans-Canada Highway- along the East coast. I instead mapped out a route that would take me along the more remote West coast and then through the mountains across the island and into Nanaimo. That route didn’t quite work out, but more on that in a minute.
My first stop was for lunch in Sooke, a town that it should be noted has an annual festival called Sookapalooza.
At the delightfully named Whiffin Spit.
Ache for the Distance 