Sunshine Coast, BC We Didn’t Expect This! EPIC RV ROADTRIP

Sunshine Coast, BC We Didn’t Expect This! EPIC RV ROADTRIP

The Sunshine Coast in British Columbia 
is a special place on the west coast of Canada. First of all, surprisingly, it’s 
only accessible by ferry or sea plane. It’s known for its beautiful marinas and coastal 
towns, as well as its abundance of wildlife, culture, rainforests, rivers, and some of 
the most powerful saltwater rapids in the world. But we start off our journey this week 
after a ferry to get there in the cute little seaside town of Gibson’s Landing, a must-see 
spot. But first of all, if you’re new here, hi. I’m Eileen. And that’s Martin. And that’s 
Walter. We’ve been living fulltime for the last 3 and 1/2 years in Walter. And he’s taken us to 
four continents, and Canada is country number 25. Come on, Martin. [Music] Nice little shot of the marina. It’s lovely. 
It’s looking very very lovely. There’s not a breath of air here. No, it’s really beautiful. 
It’s quite It’s quite mild as well still. Yeah, it’s warm. What have you found, Eileen? Near this 
spot on May the 24th, 1886, George Gibson and his two sons, George and Ralph, landed from their 
sloop. I don’t know what the sloop sloop is. The swamp angel must be a boat kind of boat, 
thereby founding the settlement of Gibson’s Landing. Which is where we are. Imagine if it were 
you, this would be called Eileens Landing. [Music] What a nice little sea walkl, isn’t it? It’s 
lovely along by all the posh houses which is fast. But this is nice little cove. Look, people 
on there on the on the deck and swimming. [Music] Yeah, that water does look quite inviting, 
doesn’t it? It really does. It’s clean. And and I like this bit here. This this 
bit with all the houses. It’s nice. [Music] [Music] Not a bad spot for our morning cup of tea. [Music] And there was I think it was a turquoise 
out there a second ago. And the seals. We’re going to take a little walk along 
the shoreline with our cup of tea. [Music] [Music] He’s expert. He’s an expert crabber. Look 
at this. 6 and 1/2 years. Wow. And they’re big boys there. So, he’s keeping them. He’s 
got some crab crab salad tonight. Five years, I guess. Have you? And the first 3 months me and 
the wife were just And then now I now I give No, I just give them away. What a great little 
spot. Fishing one way, swimming the other. This gentleman was just telling us that the 
young kids come here and they jump off here. [Music] That’s where we’re going. Egmont 
with this girl which I don’t know how you see it. Everybody’s coming 
up here as well. Are they? Yeah. [Music] Not sure if that’s how you say it though. 
Need somebody to tell me. Skookum chuck. Skookum chuck. See, he knows. He knows. That’s 
how we say it. That’s how you say it. Yeah. Wow. Skookum chuck. Skookum chuck. That’s good. 
Skookumchuck. Skookum means strong and chuck means water. There you go. Skookum chuck. That’s 
a great name. That’s what we love that. I like that. Thank you. Skookum chuck. Skookum chunk 
is amazing forest. Yeah, it looks like almost like a like a rainforest. Mind you, I’ve not 
really walked in a rainforest to be fair. So, and we’ve missed high tide. We said it’s bit 
annoying because these are the second highest saltwater rapids in the world. Although, we’re not 
going to see the rapids cuz we missed high tide. Okay, there’ll be just there’ll be 
some water but we just imagine [Music] it’s a rainforest lover. [Music] I think we’re nearly there. Martin, 
[Music] there’s a few people here. [Music] We’ve got here early because we want to get a 
good spot because later on when the tie changes, these kayakers come out and ride these 
amazing waves that are created by the millions of tons of water that flow 
back out from the estray. 200 billion tons of water come through here at 
tight change, it says. Wow. [Music] [Music] You can saw these starfish. happen along the uh the shore there. So, the tide’s turning. Look, it’s 
starting to get a little bit rough. Oh, yeah. Let’s sit down and get us some breakfast. 
Get our spot for watching the kayakers. Oh, yeah. We’re getting hungry now. Come 
on then. So, and typical Walter style, we brought our own little breakfast. Why 
talking about that? Why am I talking about that? because I’m just trying to be funny. 
Uh Eileens are sporting a bit of muesli and yogurt. And I’ve got that well-known breakfast. 
Um I think Kellogg should start doing it. It’s actually curry, chicken curry from last night 
for breakfast. Waste not want [Music] that. [Music] This is a queue, right? Yeah, it’s like a queuing 
system. This one’s a bit funky. This one look Oh, no. Oh, is that wood? It’s that 
wood or make it look like wood. Oh, well done. Yeah, there’s like a 
sweet spot where they can just sort of [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] [Music] That instructor has just got total control. put 
him stress doing little like leanings there. [Music] This guy made his own canoe. Yeah. Look at his paddles. They’re 
like, “Yeah, he’s Look at him. [Music] going to stop Martin cuz the road ends. It just 
gets to vehicles commercial parking. I think we want to go vehicles. So this is our second 
ferry in 3 days. Quite exciting. Egmont to Slattery V. Oh yeah, we’re in Egmont and we’re 
going over to Slattery Bay Yeah. Yeah. Um and we left the Skookumchuck Narrows after a lovely 
morning. Watching the kayakers. We’ve seen some of that. And then we’ve just come here and 
we’re like, “Where do we pay on the ferry?” Cuz you can’t book this ferry. You just roll up. 
And we just rolled up and drove straight on, which was great. But then he says, “Oh no, you 
don’t pay going this way.” And we were like, “It’s free. We’re not coming back this way. We’re 
only going this way around. Peninsula hopping. That’s what we’re doing. Island hopping. [Music] 
Steady, soft, and sweet. The sky spills white. A painted sheet. Oh, ferry ride. Ferry ride. The 
waves, the wind, the endless tide of ferry ride. Wow. I saw them. Good spot, Eileen. Yeah. Wow. Nice. [Music] Seals 
drop down in playful swoops. [Music] Mountains rise like giant troops. Every glance a postcard 
frame. Every breeze a whisper name. Oh fairy ride. Ferry ride. [Music] So Eileen does it again. I 
found a lovely little park up. Um, there’s Walter and this is our little spot. But I 
think this is not a bad view, is it? Quite happy with this. And me, I think we should 
go for a swim. Fancy a swim? Yeah. [Music] [Music] So, this is Powell River Harbour. Uh, there 
water parked up here. You like to park here overnight. Um, we got a bit of a sea view 
though. I’m watching the Ferries. Watching the ferry departing. Well, I’m coming 
over. Yeah, there is one coming in that we can’t actually see. And uh apparently 
you can see wells and seals here. So, we’ll keep our eyes peeled. Very beautiful. But 
I think it’s a nice little spot for tonight. So, Martin, another day, another fairy. All these 
fairies. We’re like international travellers. our day in our fair, but this will be the last 
one for a week or two. Uh over to VI VI cuz we’re down the locals now. VI. There’s our 
ferry there. There’s about three campers, we think. And um yeah, I think it takes about an 
hour. We go over to uh and then we’re heading up towards Campbell River. Yes. Yes. Yes. Can’t 
wait. Can’t wait. Yes. We were we were parked in the car park along at the harbour just along 
here last night and then we suddenly realized like oh we’re going to miss the ferry. So that 
would have been embarrassing with a with a 3minut drive to the port. Okay. But we’re here now and 
it’s fine. Yeah, it’s just disembarking. [Music] Martin, you got a bit of a cold. Yeah, I’m getting a bit of a head cold 
here. Cold leaving Vancouver mainland. Marina, you’ll be all right. You can just 
sit on the boat. It’s a little bit It’s a little bit cloudy, but it’s close. 
But this is a beautiful stop river and ferry number three. Hey, [Music] so cool. [Music] Oh, fairy ride. Ferry ride. The way The 
wind, the endless tide of ferry ride, ferry ride through nature’s 
arms. So open wide [Music] Vancouver Island. That’s going to be 
our home for the next two weeks or so. [Music] Every breeze a whisper name. 
Oh, ferry ride. Ferry ride. [Music] Okay, we need to get on and get a park 
up now. So, that’s all for this week, I think. Okay, if you did like 
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us next week because we’ve got some excitement on Vancouver Island where we go and visit some 
grizzlies. Okay, bye everyone. Bye now. Bye. I

WELCOME to the stunning Sunshine Coast of British Columbia, Canada! 🇨🇦 Join us (Eileen, Martin, and Walter the motorhome) on an incredible journey exploring this ferry-access-only gem on Canada’s West Coast.

After our first ferry crossing, we start our adventure in the charming seaside town of Gibson’s Landing. We take a stroll along the marinas, soak in the beautiful coastal views!

The main event this week is the incredible Skookumchuck Narrows. These are the second most powerful saltwater rapids in the world! We hike through the beautiful rainforest (it looks like a real temperate rainforest!) to the viewing spot and watch professional kayakers ride the immense waves created by the millions of tons of water flowing through the narrows.

We also experience some true “peninsula hopping” with multiple BC Ferries, including the free crossing from Egmont to Slattery Bay, and enjoy some gorgeous wild park-ups with sea views and unexpected wildlife sightings.

ABOUT US:

Hello and welcome everyone !!
We’re Martin and Eileen a couple from the UK who’ve swapped corporate life for the open road, living full time our trusty motorhome called Walter.

After exploring 24 countries in Walter, with so many amazing adventures and fabulous people, we are trading in the rolling hills of Europe for the wide-open spaces of America, Canada, Mexico and maybe more!

We love our full time living in our tiny home on wheels. The freedom to explore and discover new destinations, off the beaten track and maybe the not so touristy gems that constantly surprise us.

Get ready for stunning scenery, hilarious mishaps, and a whole lot of heart. ❤️

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