Vancouver Island leh Goodbye Canada-a kawngpui hmanga zin

Kan luh hnuhnung ber chu darkar tam tak chhunga lawng nghah buaina nen a tawp ta a ni. Chutah chuan lawmman kan dawng a, eng emaw chen pawh ni se, tlai lamah tui leh tuipui kama thliarkarte chungah êng nasa tak kan nei a ni. Dar 11 leh a chanve velah chuan riltamna nasa tak nen Nanaimo kan thleng ta. Chuvangin tui chungah chiah, khawpui laihawl atanga hla deuha mutna tur hmun kan zawn hmain, chutah chuan instant noodles "cook" turin light engemaw zat awmna supermarket parking lot hnai ber chu kan tlan hmasa a :D

Vancouver Island-a kan hun hman chu a tuk zingah tuipui kamah chawhmeh ei hmangin kan tan a, Parksville-a tuipui kamah ni khat kan hmang a.
Beach ropui tak, tuipuiah hian tuifinriat rannung tam tak, mussel leh crab te kan hmu thei a, tuiah pawh seal tlemte an inbual bawk.
Chumi hnuah chuan he ni atana kan tawp ber Qualicum Beach-ah kilometer tlemte a hlaah kan thleng ta a, chutah chuan beach shower kan hmu a, chu chuan ni tlak hnua tui chawi hnua chawhmeh mamawh tak min pe a ni :)
A vawi khatna atan tui chungah chiah mutna hmun kan nei a, chu chu camper dangte nen kan insem a.
Vancouver Island hi summer vacation ropui tak angin a lang tawh.

A tuk tan tirh chu a ropui leh ta. Tuipui thlir chungin ni êng ṭha famkim kan nei a!
A hmasa berin Qualicum Beach hmun hmingthang takah chuan ni chhuahna hmuna chawhmeh nuam tak ei turin kan tlan a. Chumi hnuah chuan Christina hnen atanga hun rei tak atanga kan lo nghah tawh Farmers Market-ah kan kal ta a. Kan kal kual a, vei leh dinglam kan hawi lai chuan stand te tak te pakhat kan hmu a, chutah chuan mahni siam ring zuar friendly tak a awm a. Minute engemaw zat kan awm a, tunah chuan Canada atanga souvenir kan nei ve ve ta.
Kan tlan hma chuan market-ah coffee kan in a, chutah chuan Campbell River lam panin kan kal ta a :)
Chutah chuan whale en tour chungchang kan inhriattir a, port-a provider pakhat chu direct-in kan tlawh bawk. Engtin nge kan sawi ang, rei vak lo ngaihtuah hnuah naktuk atan seat an book ta a. A tawpah chuan lawnga zin kan tum a, chu chuan tuipui kam darkar 4 chhung zet chu he biala thil nung chi hrang hrang hmuh theih nan kan hmang tur a ni.
Kan tan chuan hetiang hun lai, kan tan chuan a hlimawm tawh hle a, kan tan chuan jet-in tuipui kam te tak te mawi tak, Miracle Beach-ah kan kal a, chawlh hahdam deuh turin kan kal ta a. Chu chu chu ni a lirthei khalh zawng zawng hnuah a tha hle :)
Zan lamah chuan Oyster Bay Shoreline Park-a Campbell lui atanga minute sawmhnih vel a hlaah hmun nuam tak kan hmu a, chutah chuan chawlh hahdam takin chaw kan siam thei a, zan chu tui bulah thing chungah balance-in kan hmang thei a, crane kan en thei bawk.

Whale en tour atan chuan zing dar 8:30am khan jetty hit turin kan tho hma hle. Tour hi darkar li chhung a ni a, guide tha leh thiam tak tak pahnih an zui bawk. Motor lawng hmangin tuipui kamah kan tlan a, an pahnih hian rannung hmuh tawhna lawng dang aṭangin thu an dawng chhunzawm zel a. Tin, kan vannei hle bawk - kan khawthlang lamah orca chhungkaw pakhat hmuh a ni a, rannungte chu mel 1 vel kan zui avangin, a ruat angin, 200m vel atanga hla tak atangin kan hmu thei a ni. Kan hnung lama hmeichhia chuan thlalak ropui tak a la thei tak zet a, chu chu hetah hian i hmu thei ang. Mahse, a ngaihnawm ber chu binocular hmanga whale te en hi a ni.
Tuipui kam kan tlawh chhunzawm a, Vancouver Island bula thliarkar tam tak kan paltlang a (lawng chuanna ringawt pawh hi a takin thil tawn a ni) tuifinriat sakeibaknei chilling tak tak leh eagle rual kan hmu a.
A vaiin thil ropui tak a ni a, a chhan chu provider leh site-a rannungte hamthatna ngaihventu mipuite chungchangah pawh ngaihdan tha tak kan neih vang a ni.
Thliin a rawn nuai nasa hle a, chutah Qualicum Beach lam pan chuan kan kir leh ta a. Chutah chuan coffee kan chawlh hnu chuan vawiin hian Tofino leh Pacific tuipui "wild" lam pan turin kan insiam ta a.
Sproat Lake-ah a laiah kan ding a (Martin hian he hmun hi iOverlander-ah a hmu a, shower lum tak a tiam avangin). Kan beidawng tur a ni lo. Tui chungah chiah hmun nuam tak (wash house leh shower lum tak tak awmna!!) tak. Zanriah chu (a hma ang bawkin) zanriah tui tak leh tui kamah kan kal dun a, kan hlim hle :)

Eng nge kan sawi ang - Sproat Lake-a hmun hi tun thlenga kan zinna hmun duh ber zinga mi a ni tur a ni a, THE SPOT a nih loh chuan. Hun rei tak chhung leh a bik takin hun rei tak chhung chu hetiang hian kan muhil tha lo. A tawpah chuan dar sawm velah khum atanga kan chhuah hnu chuan, mak tak maia lui nuam takah chuan chawhmeh ei turin kan thu leh a.Mahse, kan kal zel a ngai a, a chhan chu vawiinah hian kan kalna tur chu Tofino a ni a, Vancouver Island-a surfing hotspot super popular a ni. Kan phur tawh hle.
Khawpui tenau tak kan thlen hnu chuan kawngpui lianah chuan tlem kan kal kual a, chutah Tonquin Beach Trail chu kan kal ta a. Hei hi Tofino tlawh hmasak berte tan guide-in a top pick a ni. Ni e, trail hi a recommend hle tak zet a ni. Super great nature, blatantly grown thing leh beach tha tak tak lawmman atan :)
Tofino ngei pawh kha travel guide-a sawi angin a rilru a buai lo a, khawthlang lam panin kan tlan leh a, a counterpart Ucluelet - Uce an tih chu kan pan leh ta a ni. A te hle a, touristy pawh a tlem hle :)
Chutah chuan Wild Pacific Trail hmun hmasa ber chu mahni chauhin kan lut a, vanneihthlak takin kawngpui zungbun (circular route) a ni.
He part hmasa ber hi natural spectacle a ni leh ta tak zet a ni. Trail ngei pawh super boring ni mahse, a laid out mawi hle.
Zan lamah chuan camper dangte nen Lost Forest Trail kawtah kan riak a :)

Vawiin khan "The early bird" a ni leh ta... Uce tuipui kama Wild Pacific Trail hmun hnihna atang khan kan tan ta a ni. Hei hian vantage point ropui tak tak a paltlang leh a, a pumpuiah beisei aia rang zawkin a kal leh ta a ni (kawng chu “wild” tih loh chu engmah a nih avangin). Chumi hnuah chuan Cox Bay Beach-ah darkar engemaw zat kan chawl a, ni chhuahna hmunah chuan kan chawl a. Vanduaithlak takin tui chawi theih a ni lo a, a chhan chu hetah hian Pacific tui hi a vawt tak zet a ni tak zet a ni. I luh dawn chuan i ke chu a kang nghal vek.
Ni khat chhungin hetah hian corner-ah hian thil pawimawh zawng zawng kan hmu vek tawh tih hriatna kan nei a, chuvang chuan kan kir leh ta a (Vancouver Island-ah chuan kawngpui a tlem avangin kawng tam takah i double up nasa hle) kan bulah kan ding ta a tun thlenga hmun duh ber - Sproat Lake. Zan lamah kan nei vek - romantic tak zet

Zing lamah chuan Sproat Lake ropui takah a vawi khatna atan chawhmeh ei turin hmun hriat lar takah zan khat kan muhil leh a.
Tichuan kilometer tam tak ni khat chu a intan ta a... Khualzin kan tan hnu rei vak lovah chuan MacMillan Provincial Park hmuhnawm takah chuan kan ding a, chu chu chu hmuna kan kalna kawngah chuan thing super ropui tak tak te avang chuan kan lo hmu tawh a ni. Tin, a tiam chu a hlen ta a ni. Kan nunah hian hetiang thing lian leh chak tak tak (Douglas firs) hi kan la hmu ngai lo. A ngaihnawm ber chu park lai takah kum 800 zeta upa Big Tree kha a ni.

He chawlhna ropui tak hnu hian Parksville-ah deposit lak chhuah tumin kan kal leh a (German kan ni lutuk mai - Canada mi tlemte chauhvin chutiang chu an ti thin) Vancouver Island-a kan road trip tan tirh atanga kan hriat tawh beach-ah chaw ei turin kan kal ta a ni.
Tichuan khawthlang lam panin kan kal a, zan riahna tur hmun nuam tak kan zawng ta a. Kan thil zawn chu Bamberton Provincial Park-ah kan hmu a, a takah chuan wash house, pawn lama shower awmna a awm a.
Just perfect, kan ngaihtuah a, zan chu chaw tha tak nen nuam takin kan hmang a.
Mahse, a tawpah chuan min rawn man ta. Darkar hnih zet car chhunga kan awm hnu chuan kan window a rawn kik a, park security atanga super friendly lady chuan lirthei khalh a, awmna tur dang zawng turin min ti a. Tips tlemte min pe a, ngaihdam a dil nasa hle bawk...really super nice this woman!
Darkar chanve vel zet thim zingah kan tlan hnu chuan West Shawnigan Lake Provincial Park-a trail parking lot-ah kan tawp ta a ni. Basically spot tha tak a ni a, mahse hetah hian super dark tak a ni. Christina chuan a bladder-ah a tawngtai a, a chhan chu zan lama zun hian bear nen coffee party neih a ngai ngei ang. Mahse, lungngai suh - engkim a kal tha hle.

Kan kalna tur chu Juan de Fuca Marine National Park a ni. Heta tang hian nature chhungah emaw, ramngaw ramngaw chhungah emaw tlem a thuk zawka kal a, nature mawi tak takte mak tih kan beisei. Park tawp lama Botanical Beach thlenga kalna tur kawng tawi tak kal kan tum a, chubakah Miracle Beach atanga Brown Beach thlenga Juan Fuca de Marine Trail (a vaiin km 47) ni khat chhunga stage neih pawh kan tum bawk!
Amah ngeiin vawiin zing khan a pahnihna atan kan rel a, chu chu km 16 leh 600 hm vel kan hmaah a awm a ni.
Provision tam tak leh kan luggage-a bear spray awm (hetah hian puma leh panther bakah bear pawh a awm tih kan hrethiam lo deuh bawk) tuipui kamah he rainforest hike hi kan tan ta a ni. Heta rainforest hi a mak tak zet a ni: super dense forest, literally sloping trees, leilung fern-a khat - tuipui kam zawng zawngah tui thlir theihna ropui tak a awm. Km 2 hnuah Mystical Beach kan thleng a, darkar 3 vel hnuah milestone Brown Beach km 8.5-ah kan thleng tawh bawk. Beach-a rei tak kan chawlh hnu chuan kan kir leh hun a ni ta a, thir duhthusam leh Mystical Beach-a tui chawi leh waterfall-a inbual theihna tur beiseina nen chuan harsatna awm lovin kan enkawl ta a ni. Shower chu mak tak maiin kan thleng a, car bulah chuan kan thleng a, kan hlim hle bawk.
Chumi hnuah chuan kawngpui bulah zan riahna hmun ropui tak, tuipui kam thlir theihna hmun leh zanah chuan arsi tam tak awmna van boruak langsar tak kan hmu ta a ni.

Hmun mak tak leh sawifiah theih loh khawpa arsi awmna van boruak awm mahse, zan chu beisei angin a ropui lo hle. He hmun mak tak avang hian a ni lo tih a chiang. Kan air mattress-ah ai chuan, chu chuan car chhunga kan zan riah hun takah thlarau chu a bânsan a ngai tih chu a chiang.
Zing lama kan harh hnuah kan hnungzang leh kekawrte a tikehsawm deuh a, extensive stretching hnu ni khat chu kan tan thei ta a, Botanical Beach Trail lam pan chuan kan tlan nghal a. Kan thlen chuan chawhmeh tui tak kan ei hmasa a, chutih lai chuan Steller’s Jay hmeltha tak chu kan en thei ta a ni. Blue Jay ni lovin, a tlem berah Jay :D
He thilsiam ropui tak thlalak 50 ang maia kan hriat hnu chuan, kawng hahdam tak leh thil phut lo tak, circular route-ah chuan kan lut ta a ni. Nizan lama trail hahthlak tak hnua thil dik tak.
Circular route chu Botanical Bay Beach thlengin a chhuk leh a, ramngaw kal tlangin a boring lo va, en pawh a ngaihnawm lo hle. A takah chuan he beach atang hian Botanical Beach lam panna kawngpui circular lam pan leh chu kan duh tak zet a, mahse beach chu a mak em em a, keini - kan bula awm zawng zawng deuhthaw ang bawkin - beach-ah kan chhunzawm mai a, chutiang chuan tui chunga lungpui chungah direct-in kan kal ta a ni. Hetah hian tuikhuah te te, mussel, crab, sea urchin leh thil nung chi hrang hrang awmna chu kan en thei a. Mak tak maiin Botanical Beach zawhah tui kan zawh chhunzawm a, rei vak lo kan ei hnu chuan kilometer khat vel zet kan kal tawh tih kan hrechhuak ta a ni. Kan mak tak mai chu he hmuna kawngpui chhinchhiahna hi Juan de Fuca Trail-a tel lehin kawngpui zungbun thlenga tel a ni leh ta a ni :D
A vaiin, he Botanical Beach Trail hi a nuam hle tih a chiang.
Chumi hnuah chuan China Beach-ah chuan ni chhuahnaah tlem mut leh a tul chuan Pacific vur vawt takah tui chawi theihna rilru pu chungin kan tlan ta a. Vanduaithlak takin ruahmanna chu a hlawhtling tak tak lo a, a chhan chu thli a tleh nasa hle a, towel te chu leiah kan dah harsa hle bawk. Chu bakah, hmaiah chuan permanent pinch of sand chu chutiang chuan a nuam lo ;-)
Chuti chung pawh chuan Christina chuan tuipui kama mut a phal lo va, lehkha a chhiar tan ta a ni. Martin erawh chu a rilru a hah lutuk a, khualzin dang hnen atanga inbiakna thar nen pawh a kal thui hle.
Ni tawp lamah chuan Glen Lake-ah zan leh zan riah turin Langford lam panin kan tlan ta a. Langford panna kawngah chuan chhum zing tak natural spectacle kan en thei ta a. A chhan chu chhum khuh a hniam hle a, chuvang chuan a then chu kan tlan pel ta a ni. Thlalak hnuhnung berah hian tlem tal i hmu thei. Chuvang chuan beach thlalak thenkhat chu a foggy em em a, a chhan chu fog chu chutah chuan a lo thleng tawh a ni.
So much for that - naktuk hi Vancouver Island-a kan ni hnuhnung ber a ni a, Canada-a kan awm tawp hun pawh zawi zawiin a hnai tawh hle.

Vancouver Island-a ni hnuhnung ber chu a lo chhuak ta. Zing lama tui chawi hmangin kan tan a, chutah chuan lakeside shower-te chuan a hnua min shower turin hna a thawk lo tih kan lungawi lo hle.
Hei hi tualchhung intihhlimna hmun (indoor pool, sauna leh fitness studio inzawmkhawm)-ah darkar tlemte chawlh hahdamna hun remchang atan kan hmang a, swimming course karah pawh rei tak kan inbual a ni.
Next stop: Bottle Depot :D Zirtawpni zing khan deposit khawntu leh Canada mite kan hmu a, an deposit te chu in lamah cellar leh garage hmangin an la khawm a, chutah chuan darkar tam tak chhung chu parking lot-ah type hrang hrangin an thliar hrang a, chu chu cent 10 an hmuh let theih nan plastic bawm khatah a awm. Tin, keini pawh a laiah kan can leh bottle 8 la awm nen...
Chumi hnuah chuan Sydney-ah coffee chawlhna hun rei vak lo a la awm a, chutah chuan lawng lam panin kan kal ta a. Sun deck-a lawnga chuang chu nuam kan ti hle a, thliarkarte pawh a mawi hle bawk.
Mainland kan thlen chuan Vancouver-a lirthei tlannaah darkar khat vel kan mamawh a, khawpui chhunga hausa district langsar ber ni mai thei chu kan tlan pel ta a ni. Martin chuan traffic lamah a rilru a pe thei lo :D
Naktuk hian kan check-na tur hostel bula beach kan thleng a, Spanish Banks Beach-ah midang za tam tak nen nipui zan nuam tak kan hmang a, BBQ, music, volleyball etc. nen beach-ah ni khat chu kan hmang zo ta a ni. Skyline leh a chhehvel tlangte thlir theihna nen chuan mak tak mai!
Car chhunga zan hnuhnung ber chu completely deflated mattress chungah chuan a semi :D

Tunah chuan a vawi khatna atan kan camping dish te nen chawhmeh kan ei a, airport-a rental car kan thlak hmain tuipui kamah gas cooker-in coffee a siam chu kan in a - engkim a kal tluang vek!
Canada Line hmangin khawpui lam panin kan kal a, ni lawm nan Tim Horton-a #bestcoffee-ah chawhmeh vawi hnihna kan ei a
Chumi hnuah chuan nilengin tuipui kamah kan kal a, 17 degree nuam takah kan sizzle ta a :)

Canada rama ni hnuhnung ber chu Vancouver-a Jericho Beach-a HI Canada Hostel-ah kan hmang a, rilru hahdam takin kan pan a. Martin nen chuan mi 14 awmna mipa emaw hmeichhia emaw dormitory-ah kan awm a, hostel pawh a basically okay. Mahse, 100% in kan hlim lo a, lounge area nuam tak tak a awm lo va, kitchen a tam zawk chu a buai ang maiin a lang a, gas puak hlauh tur a ni a, stovetop zawng zawng deuhthaw chu a out of order vek tawh (toilet tam zawk leh sink) 1.1.
Chu hun chu Mexico ram chanchin eng emaw hriat tumin kan hmang a, kan inbual leh ta a ni.
Thil dang dang zingah Martin-a thil pawimawh ber chu tlai lamah hostel atanga mipui te nen darkar engemaw zat beach volleyball an khelh kha a ni. Chu chu a nuam hle a, chuta ṭang chuan Martin-a chu hostel-ah hian an inzawm ta a ni 😉
Downtown ah chuan a tawpah chuan ni thumnaah chuan him lo takin kan siam ta a ni. Free walking tour kan zawm a - hetah pawh hian thu hriatna tha tak leh guide tha tak nen. Tour zawhah khawpui chhung chu mahni chauhin kan fang kual a, Canada rama a vawi khat nan A&W-ah burger kan ei a. Khawpui kan tlawh chhung hian Hastings Street pawh kan paltlang a, chu kawngpuiah chuan ruihhlo ngaite leh chenna nei lote chu rintlak takin an awm a ni. Khawpui hian khawpui chhung hmun thenkhatah awm turin a nawr a, chu chu khawpui chhung hmun dangte "business as usual" tihbuai loh nan a ni. Mi rethei leh a chang chuan mi hausa bawlhhlawh tak takte inkara he inthlauhna hi hetah Vancouver-ah hian direct-a tawn hi a hlauhawm mai.
Eng pawh ni se, chu ni chuan rintlak takin kan kal a :D
A tuk zingah chuan khawpui chhungah Farmers Market tlawh turin kan tlan leh a, coffee kan in a, English Bay Beach kan tlawh a, chutah chuan ice cream man to tak tak (4€ for two scoops) kan ei a, chutah chuan pub-ah chuan beer man tlawm zawk (50% ) in turin kan kal leh a. Heineken chungchang :D)
Chutih lai chuan kea kal chu kan chau tak zet a, chuvang chuan a tuk zingah bike rent a, khawpui chhung hmun dang (Stanley Park pawh tel) cycle hmanga kal kual kan tum ta a ni. Chu chu a ropui hle a, a chhan chu bike tha tak tak kan hmu a ni. Rental atang chuan Stanley Park lam panin kan kal nghal a, vawi khat chu a chhehvel zawng zawng (8km vel) jet hmangin kan kal ta a. Tichuan park chhungah chuan kan tlan lut leh ta a. Vancouver ang metropolis lai takah hetiang park lian tak leh thing leh mau tamna hmun hi a ropui hle. Chu chu kan duh hle a, tunah chuan he park chungchanga hype hmasa ber kha kan hrethiam thei ta. Tichuan Downtown, West End leh Gastown chhehvela promenade mawi tak takah chuan tlem kan cycle a.

Hostel kan thlen leh chuan kawngka hmaah free tacos min lo hmuak a :D...a little attunement to what's to come ;-)
Chumi hnuah Canada rama kan zan hnuhnung ber chu Jericho Beach-ah kan hmang ta a. A nihna takah chuan Jericho Park hi kan hostel bulah chiah a awm a, nitin kan kal kual a, rannung chi hrang hrang mak tak tak kan hmu thin. Hare tam tak an zuang kual a, beaver pawh kan hmu a, kan ni hnuhnung berah chuan eagle owl pawh kan hmu bawk. Craziness a ni!

Zing hnuhnung berah chuan airport lam panin kan chhuak hma hle a, chutah chuan Wendy’s-a burger (fast food chain-a burger tha ber) leh Tim Hortons-a coffee nen Canada chu kan thlah ta a.
A vaiin hun ropui tak a ni a, mahse tunah chuan Mexico leh Central America <3 kan nghakhlel tak zet a ni