{"id":4382,"date":"2020-01-17T22:42:15","date_gmt":"2020-01-18T06:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primarythinking.net\/wordpress\/?p=4382"},"modified":"2026-05-09T06:23:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T22:23:52","slug":"day-14-vancouver-island-01-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forkfultrip.com\/?p=4382","title":{"rendered":"Day 14 – Vancouver Island – Parksville – 01 17"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Had a late get-up: a result of too much food the previous night. Woke up to more snow, colder and greyer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Had a great breakfast of homestyle cooking in the log cabin. A fritatta of leftover Sockeye, potatoes and aspargus. Great food by Hayley and the other half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Took a drive out to the Cathedral Grove.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cathedral Grove is located in MacMillan Provincial Park, is one of the most accessible stands of giant Douglas fir trees on Vancouver Island. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here visitors can stroll through a network of trails under the shadow of towering ancient Douglas-fir trees, majestic pillars untouched by the modern world \u2013 some more than 800 years old. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trails on either side of the highway lead visitors through the mighty stands of this coastal forest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the south side you will find the largest Douglas firs \u2013 one measuring more than 9 metres in circumference. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On the northern side of the road you\u2019ll find groves of ancient Western red cedar standing sentry over nearby Cameron Lake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a cruisy drive back, we settled in for munchies and slushies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Namely Happy Hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mac N Cheese proved the most tasty and delicious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

B.C. refreshments completed the tasty night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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