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Thursday, August 28
nanaimo 3:33 AMWe took a 2-hour drive from Victoria to Nanaimo on Wednesday afternoon. Located on Vancouver Island, Nanaimo is about 55km west of Vancouver, separated by the Strait of Georgia yet directly linked to Vancouver via the BC Ferries, which is how we’ll get back to mainland again on the 29th.
It is really beautiful, peaceful and serene in Nanaimo town, or more better well-renowned as “The Harbour City” due to its close proximity to the islands and hence abundance of ferries, yachts and seaplanes. The skies and waters are incredibly, erm, blue... and breathtaking. The air is fresh, dogs run free, people everywhere stroll around and appear so worry-free and friendly. I guess the only noise or disturbance we heard were the seagulls, who cried out even late at night – I used to really love them, but now they are tad irritating at times, haha.
The Painted Turtle Guesthouse (our best so far, offers free wireless and very good, clean and cheap amenities). The Carpe Diem shop which looked quite cool though we never got to go inside at all..
Harbour City with its ships, seaplanes etc. Last picture depicts the Nanaimo Harbour Ferry to its neighbouring islands.
Little eateries like Troller's Fish and Chips (local legendary place) and Penny's Palapa are also seen along the jetty. Their ocean catch is well-known to be fresh and caught alive - "Our fish slept in the ocean last night!" - Troller's tag-line.
We tried exploring Nanaimo on foot after dinner, attempting to learn more about its nightlife, or rather, the lack of it. Yes, to our horror, shops here close as early as 3pm or 5pm and there was not a hint of activity at night! It was rare that we found 1 or 2 pubs that were still open at 9pm, and we popped over for some drinks, becoming some of its very few patrons.
I didn’t want to drink of course, I was still feeling unwell. Still, I didn’t want to miss the pubbing experience here and tagged along, and ended up sleeping at the pub table while my friends sipped on local beers and a martini.
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