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Gin / Vancouver Island

Sheringham Seaside

Posted on: January 9, 2026January 21, 2026

There’s a lot of Gin on the market these days. It seems anyone can just throw up a still and make some booze. I’m not complaining, it’s my drink. But in […]

BC Ferries
Breakfast / travel / Vancouver Island

BC Ferries

Posted on: May 4, 2025June 16, 2025

You know it’s funny, we said to ourselves this morning “make sure we have something to eat before you get on the ferry because the food is terrible.” And then we […]

Serious Coffee
Coffee / Vancouver Island

Serious Coffee

Posted on: May 4, 2025June 16, 2025

In Mill Bay, just off the highway. This the first coffee shop we ran into since we left Victoria. It will do. The one in Parksville was just fine. Not the […]

Il Terrazzo
Italian / Vancouver Island

Il Terrazzo

Posted on: May 3, 2025June 29, 2025

A good friend was here in Victoria last month and visited Il Terrazzo and was thoroughly impressed, and recommended it to me the next time I was in town. if you […]

Heron Rock Bistro
Bistro / Vancouver Island

Heron Rock Bistro

Posted on: May 3, 2025June 16, 2025

Trying to pick a lunch spot in Victoria today is really a bit like throwing darts at a dartboard. We really have no idea where to go. As Merilynn has a […]

Sawmill Taphouse and Grill
Micro Brewery / pizza / Vancouver Island

Sawmill Taphouse and Grill

Posted on: May 3, 2025June 17, 2025

So you find yourself in somewhere between Victoria and Nanaimo and man, you’re hungry. But its Sunday. It’s a small town. Your choices? Limited. There isn’t a whole lot open. Worse […]

Serious Coffee
Breakfast / Coffee / Vancouver Island

Serious Coffee

Posted on: April 29, 2024January 29, 2025

Parksville BC As we tour a little bit of the island this week we are trying to avoid chain restaurants. So we find ourselves in Parksville looking for a coffee that […]

Breakfast on the boat
Breakfast / Vancouver Island

Breakfast on the boat

Posted on: April 27, 2024May 14, 2024

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The Bee’s Knees
Breakfast / Vancouver Island

The Bee’s Knees

Posted on: April 27, 2024May 14, 2024

Nanaimo BC With no real direction about where to have breakfast this morning we find ourselves putting on the proverbial blindfold and chucking a dart at Google’s list of best breakfasts […]

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