We sail overnight to Nanaimo. It's a town on Vancouver Island. We are so lucky again, it's a fine day! Thank goodness it is, as we are on a two and a half hour walking tour!
It's quite a cute town. It was built on the coal mining industry. They wanted families to come here, so they brought people from England that were miners. They didn't want single people as they would set off on the Gold Rush! It took the 82 people one week short of six months to get here! They were on a 140 ft boat! They travelled via the Atlantic Ocean, around the Cape and up the Pacific. I can't even begin to imagine that journey in the 1800s. They also have a Brass Banding tradition here. Obviously brought over from the Colliery Bands in England.
It was also had a large fishing industry - now much smaller. Logging, another main industry in the 18 and 1900s. I can only imagine a tough life out here.
We enjoy our tour - good choice again! We then find a bar with WiFi. We both sample some Canadian Ale! Very nice. We can catch a shuttle bus back to the ship. We sail at 4.30pm today.
Victoria tomorrow!
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