I awoke to a beautiful sunny day, being very grateful that there were no bear encounters during the night. I packed all my stuff and headed out towards Port Alberni. Got some great photo's along the way too. (More)
Idyllic. It's mid-summer and there's still snow on the mountains.
Sproat lake, just outside Port Alberni.
Sproat lake is also home to a pair of the world's largest operational water bombers. The Martin JRM-3 Mars is capable of carrying 22,700 litres of water. Insane. The only larger flying boat was the Spruce Goose (the one in the film The Aviator) and it only flew once.
This is the view when entering Port Alberni. The rest of the town wasn't too impressive. From what I could tell, it is mainly a logging port. It looks like the recession hit this place hard.
I stayed in the Fat Salmon Backpackers. A classical backpacker's in the sense that it's quite personal. You get to have a beer with the owner and some of the other travellers. Some of the HI-Hostels tend to be a bit impersonal.
So the gist: As the inclines were more gradual and there was only one really big hill to get over, it was a much easier day than yesterday. I probably could've made it if I kept on cycling yesterday. I'll try to make it to Vancouver tomorrow, otherwise I'll stay on the island in Nanaimo.
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