Hi, I'm Eric.

I’m an avid world traveler, photographer, software developer, and digital storyteller.

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Vancouver Island

I’m exploring Vancouver Island beyond Victoria.

Vancouver Island Day 1: Coho Ferry Crossing 27 December 2023

A frothy white wake trails across choppy dark blue water behind a ferry, leading toward a distant low shoreline on the horizon under a dramatic sky of scattered clouds, with warm afternoon light breaking through gaps near the horizon.

I’ve been to Victoria, British Columbia, many times, but I haven’t seen much of Vancouver Island beyond the capitol city. Over the next several days, I’ll be “fixing” that — by exploring the rest of the island.

Vancouver Island Day 2: Pacific Marine Circle Route 28 December 2023

Three stand-up paddleboarders in wetsuits ride a breaking wave on a gray, choppy ocean under a heavy overcast sky, with fog-shrouded mountains on the distant horizon and a bird flying low over the water.

Today I did a variation on the Pacific Marine Circle Route, which is to say that I explored the part of Vancouver Island that is mostly west of Victoria and Nanaimo.

Vancouver Island Day 3: To the Top! 29 December 2023

Sailboats and small vessels moored on calm gray water beneath an overcast sky, with a low bank of fog draped over a distant forested shoreline. Weathered wooden pilings poke up from the still water in the foreground.

Today I drove as far as you can to the north of Vancouver Island. I’m staying tonight and tomorrow night in Port Hardy, a small tourist and fishing village at the end of British Columbia’s Highway 19.

Vancouver Island Day 4: Port Alice 30 December 2023

A moody, overcast view across calm gray water toward mist-shrouded, forested mountains, with several small tree-covered islets dotting the inlet under a heavy, cloud-filled sky.

After a few long days on the road, I mostly took a rest today. I drove a relatively short route to Port Alice just to see what it was about and otherwise laid low and kept to myself today.

Vancouver Island Day 5: To Tofino 31 December 2023

A calm, glassy lake at dusk under a blue-grey overcast sky, with dark rocks emerging from the shallow shoreline in the foreground and bare leafless shrubs to the right. Mist-shrouded, cloud-capped mountains line the far shore and reflect in the still water.

Long, long day on the road today, but the rewards were so worth it!

Vancouver Island Day 6: Pacific Rim 1 January 2024

A calm harbour marina in Tofino, British Columbia, with white powerboats and sailboats moored along wooden docks, their reflections mirrored in the still water. Forested mountains rise across the water under a bright blue morning sky streaked with scattered clouds.

To ring in the New Year, I explored the coast from Tofino down to Ucluelet and back.

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