we're deciding to basically go a little bit further south today from where we're

staying at Comox so we've made it to Qualicum beach I will say it took us a

while to get here because the the coastal highway the island highway was

closed off today I guess for some maintenance

it was beautiful for the little stretch that we were able to take it but then

yeah we hit it hit a dead end basically and then it was a bit of a yeah the

detour until we got back on the regular highway but yeah in terms of the plan

for today we're gonna start here in Qualicum Beach check out the beach so

I'm gonna go swimming yeah cooler overcast day yep and after that we've

planted two more places Parksville Parksville where i think there's a place

called the Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park which appears to be again by the beach

and then we're going to go and visit Englishman River Falls Provincial Park so yeah we've got a day

of exploring beaches hiking and visiting a few small towns along the coast here

should be fun out is good

and it is low tide right now so we're basically walking on a bed of pebbles

and seashells and mud and clay shoes are getting a little bit wet and seaweed

lots of algae am I

after a quick stop at Qualicum beach we drove towards Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park which is

a provincial park located in the east and the Parksville this boat is known

for its wide sandy beaches especially during low tide when the water recedes

almost a kilometre from shore it was pretty cool to see

well hello we have made it to Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park but before coming here we

stopped for little Timmy's on the way of course for the non-canadians Tim Hortons it's kind

of like a coffee chain that's where you go for your coffee and your donuts here

in Canada but they also do a really nice lunch like you can't soups chili

sandwiches yeah Donuts reliable food at an affordable price yeah

Canadians cannot function without a coffee from Tim Hortons exactly it's one

of the biggest franchises that kind of has and it's they're everywhere they're

good to keep you going so the weather's been changing a lot

today so we were just at the beach but it started pouring rain so we've come

over to the forest shielded what a beach though huh you use there one of the

biggest beaches I ever seen wide it must be low tide because yes like a half a

kilometer before you to reach the water it's like fine side to side as far as

you can see and there were only what maybe 10 15 people are the better yeah

this place is really set up for campers and also day-trippers and picnickers

pickers know also we see a lot of those big motorized homes there is a lot of

camping areas for these RVs yeah not the small ones I had the ones that they look

like like a spa like a huge bus yeah the ones that are like four hundred thousand

dollars to buy we're not those yeah and look at this one look at the bark on

this thing here beauty Colossus yeah and you know what I think these are the the

Burroughs remember the other day when we went to port making you and we saw that

giant girl yeah here you have something on a smaller scale so this

how it starts yeah but it's amazing how intricate look at the way the bark has

those grooves in it it looks like something that came out of outer space

or something it doesn't look like it's for Mars yeah the way the wall is not

cooperating fully today but for people that want to visit this part of the

world they have to understand that the west side of British Columbia the

weather is just like this you know yeah I mean lot of rain lots a lot I mean

people people that are not from here call this the west coast

locals call it the wet coast you know you you have a specific type of growth

here that it looks almost like a tropical you know you have ferns that

are huge monster ferns and you know the that due to the amount of rain that they

have here is this is what these plants need and they try you know yeah so in a

way it's not that good for the people that want to enjoy but for the for the

forest that's fantastic you know what I will say I don't think the rain keeps

locals indoors like walking and they just put on their jacket rain boots and

they still go from when I used to live here the rained and then didn't keep

people inside you just go out and deal with it yeah you get used to it living

here and in fact not everyone even brings an umbrella just have a rain

arraign a raincoat on yeah I guess if you don't do that you'll become a hermit

because you'll never get out of your house

that's just all you have to learn how to live with the conditions yeah and they

do it's a lot of people walking hiking you know like I mean like if nothing

they just walk under the rain like nothing's happening right yeah for us is

a novelty because the first time we're here so let's keep walking a little bit

and now bunnies just as we were leaving the park we spotted what we thought was

one lone black rabbit looking out of place but as we rounded the corner we

discovered it was a whole colony they were very cute

then it was on words to Englishman River Regional Park where we went in search of

two waterfalls well I'm not sure we took the right trail since we never did find

them but who can complain about wandering the wrong way in a forest when

you're surrounded by towering Cedars Douglas firs and ferns all around

alright guys well we just finished going for another little walk this time

through Englishman River Falls Provincial Park beautiful walk beautiful walk beautiful forest

yeah you know total you know it's like a savage wild

place here you know like I mean you can smell it the front there was a sign

saying don't forget that this is habitat for cougar and they should be here they

posted because they are here yeah and okay suddenly enough the rains started

to come down really heavy now yeah so we're going to call it a day here and

we're gonna go to the shop in to the supermarket buy some food go home cook a

little bit of wine yeah and yeah that was a five hour five hour edition today

again that's good alright before we get soaked let's go let's go back at the

place I have the most severe case of hat hair going on ever most severe case of

hair hot hair right here oh here you know man look I look like a rooster have

a big clump at the top yeah we we are having dinner today we bought some corn

was it yes cod and we're using up some sweet

potatoes that we bought in Port Alice but didn't use and some carrots carrots I

think her from the first time we were in Comox well let's not reveal all the

secrets leftovers leftovers we have a Chilean wine and uh today was fine it

was fine it was pretty relaxed we didn't do a ton because of the weather

but um I still had a really good time I mean any time you can go visit the beach

and then go for a hike and the rainforest is a good day in my books

again we're gonna have some Chilean wine have a nice dinner we'll show you it

when it's at the table the meal it's in the plate but it's on the plate guys so

hungry after a full day doing stuff hearing

doing start with biking yeah stop now I'm gonna stop myself all right

so we got Cod here I think we cooked it in I'll just die

got it for us and butter and we're pairing it with some carrots and sweet

potato it's a very simple meal today but wait tasty it's gonna be good man let's

try some of that wine some of that wine we're having a Chilean wine today yeah

this is a really fave famous one Cassy Gerald it dub Diablo right yeah

what does that mean exactly it would be like Casa de arrow there

would be like a like like a place like a box where the devil the devil leaves

well yeah a little Diablo no we got here 70% Shiva and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon and

I think they got a nice combination for this wine because really really the

Serie gives it a smooth and it removes all that a agressivity of the cavernous

of a year sometimes a tavern is a punch as a punch it is smooth out the pot yeah

so with this one I think they got a really good blend

cheers to that Rico man wine salut salut salut I'm gonna try my first bite of the

food here and crying mmm oh yeah potatoes turned out great boiled those

cut them up into wedges and then we put them on top of the butter that we're

frying the fish on so good oh yeah fish mmm super tender and juicy guys this is

a super easy meal to make but yet very delicious also healthy - you got your

protein you've got your veggies got your wine confit is always good what more

could you want I mean for me cod is one of the tastier

fishes that you can get a lot of people don't you know don't like it because

when we were kids they used to give you cod liver oil isotonic and that that was

disgusting so the name cod was left in people's mind you know like I mean the

the young generation of my age that they

here caught on kind of boo you know in the opposite direction

he always is one of the best fishes that you can have you know God you can never

go wrong with God anyways guys yeah all right so we had a fun day beach time

hiking we made the most of a rainy day and we'll still have more episodes from

Vancouver Island we're gonna continue to basically head selleth most of the rest

of our trip as that for popping up to Campbell River we'll see you there bye

see you tomorrow