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Fossli Provincial Park was donated to the people of British Columbia in 1974 by Helen & Armour Ford of Port Alberni. The name "Fossli" is a place name from Norway that had been applied to the property before the Ford's acquired it.  Although the  Park is  accessible by land  from a logging road, the best approach is by boat from Sproat Lake. Beach your boat at the trail head on the sandy shore and a few minutes walk will take you into the incredible green-filtered ligh...

I had the pleasure of visiting Port Alberni British Columbia this summer as some friends of mine were looking for a good hike.  We decided on hiking the Della Falls trail, about 12 miles each way to the base of the falls.  Not too terribly hard, but you should be in shape before you attempt it as there are some rough areas and it is a decent distance.Port Alberni is located about an hour or so drive from Naniamo British Columbia and is accessible from the mainland North America only...

Natürlich war es heute früh mindestens genaus kalt wie gestern, also gleich Motor angeworfen, um einerseits einzuheizen und andererseits die angelaufenen Scheiben wieder halbwegs transparent zu machen. Geregnet hat es noch immer, weswegen ich nicht, wie ursprünglich vorgesehen, zum Strand gegangen bin. Port Renfrew ist ein winzig kleines Nest, ich habe keine Menschenseele erblickt. Ich stand vor der Entscheidung, entweder die gleiche Route wie gestern zurück- oder eine Schotterstraße nac...

This is Benson.

We had originally planned to drive to Vancouver on Sunday, meet our friends at a restaurant, attend the show, stay overnight at their home and return on the following day. That schedule seemed too intense so we added an extra day. We booked a room at the Oceanside Apartment Hotel in the West End of Vancouver - about 1/2 block from Second Beach.Travelling on the BC Ferries in summer can result in long waits unless you have a reservation so we also reserved car space on the ferry. You have to a...

we looked through the range of products available from beadwork necklaces to knitted hats and painted jewellery boxes. We took some photos of Cecil Dawson as he explained his work