We have been on the road two weeks! Today the sun was out, first time in 6 days. It was in the low 60's and we were able to peel off layers. We drove along the Coast to Duncan a small town that is the center of the Cowichan, the largest First Nation tribe in British Columbia. We visited the Quw'utsun Cultural Center to learn about their history. Very interesting.

A little further up the coast was the town of Chemainus. It was a small mill town and in the 1980's the mill closed putting most of the town out of work so to survive they hired artists to paint murals on all the buildings. It is now a tourist attraction. The murals were amazing. When we drove back into Victoria we stopped to tour Craigdarroch Castle, the 1890 home of Robert Dunsmuir the wealthiest man in British Columbia. The castle was fully restored and we were able to tour 29 furnished rooms. The history of the Dunsmuir family was fascinating.

Tomorrow we head up to the North end of the Island to Port Hardy, about an 8 hour drive. Then on Saturday morning we have to be at our ferry at 5:30 in the morning to head to Prince Rupert in BC. We will get in at 10:30PM. I am hoping we will see some whales on the trip.