Camping at Rathtrevor Provincial Park on Gorgeous Vancouver Island, BC

[@doughasson2073]

Wow, beautiful. Thanks Ray

[@donlewis5105]

Very nice campground .

[@jwrappuhn71]

Excellent explore Ray.

[@zelhopson7160]

It was great meeting you and Anne there. It was nice to sit outside by the smokeless fire.

[@LoveYourRV]

Same here! Cheers, Ray

[@MrWildWales]

Nice to see some of the area I've got family around that way

[@robertburgess6100]

That's a beautiful park Ray thanks for the tour. The bunnies are funny we have a park in Washington that has a abundance of them also.

[@n1njazx7]

Very long video but it is a beautiful place, thanks for sharing.

[@ant-1382]

And the wasps were unbelievable.

[@LoveYourRV]

Try late October like we did, no wasps then. :)

[@ant-1382]

We were there last year, in September, the weather stayed unseasonably warm and dry the wasps were loving it. @@LoveYourRV

[@LoveYourRV]

Yup, August and September is wasp season on Vancouver Island. Some years worse than others. The drones are done with jobs for the season .They have nothing to do but fly around crazed and starving. We are currently in Gorge Harbour, Cortes Island, tons here right now. www.wasp-removal.com/wasp-lifecycle.php "Once the wasp nest has produced new queens and these have spun their silk caps ready to pupate, the nest is then essentially on a countdown to death. The timing of new queen production varies from year to year, but it is synchronised, so all the nests do it at the same time. This is to ensure that there are enough drones and queens to mate successfully. The adult worker wasps that are left in the nest now have no food source because there are no wasp larvae in the nest to feed the adults with the sugar solution. This is when wasps can become a problem as they go looking for other food sources and often cross paths with humans. These wasps are looking for any source of food that contains sugar, so, for example, a pub garden with pints of beer or other sugary drinks and food lying about will be a target for hungry wasps. As autumn arrives and the weather gets colder, the wasp's food source diminishes. The remaining adult wasps and old queens die off due to starvation. By winter most average size nests have died, but occasionally a large nest will survive longer if enough food is available."

[@toddramsay977]

That's one of those "happy" mushrooms I'm sure. LOL. Great video!

[@jerrydaminato743]

Wow nice park. You have showers! In Ontario Provincial Parks, no showers due to Covid. I think it was more because they can't clean them often enough or more likely not enough staff. Your prices are great too. Thanks for the info. Just put our rig into winter storage. No AZ, TX, NM this year...

[@nvennard]

Hi Ray always nice to see my part of the world, the island you were looking at is Lasqueti, Texada is between it and the mainland. There is a passenger only ferry that runs from the French Creek Marina.

[@LoveYourRV]

Thanks, yeah forgot about Lasqueti the smaller, lower island in front of the larger Texada, the mountains of Texada are quite high at the south end, up over 2500 feet so you see lots of it from that vantage point. goo.gl/maps/ggSmCpXaEwdP2MAe8 Last year we took the ferry over from Powell River to Texada. Has a nice little campground at Shelter Point. Cheers, Ray

[@timf6916]

Nice

[@raybbj]

Hi Ray. FUN FACT. I work for TELUS and we still have around 7500 payphones across Canada.

[@LoveYourRV]

Wow, that's way more than I would have thought

[@raybbj]

@@LoveYourRV Most are in BC and AB with a handful in QC

[@LoveYourRV]

I'd guess not many are in phone booths anymore.

[@raybbj]

@@LoveYourRV not traditional phone booths, no. Primarily in rural areas with poor or no cell coverage............. or BC provincial parks apparently.

[@davidmcconnell8690]

Thanks. :-)))) :-)))))

[@rozandrichmisicko1920]

Love following you and got a big kick put of the pay phone comment.

[@ketheharding2389]

Nice in-depth tour Ray, thanks. Ruth and I spent a few days at Rathtrevor on our honeymoon (gosh, 33years ago) before we owned an rv. Maybe time to go back now. 👍 ps. Tried a second sail switch with no luck this time. Still no ignition. I’ll probably get a technician up to the Malahat here as I have no clue now, other than maybe the circuit board. Snow in the forecast uggg we’re missing Arizona for sure. Take care, you guys. Oh, are there full hook ups in the park?

[@LoveYourRV]

Thanks. No, they are all dry camping as far as I could see, but there are hot showers, bathrooms and a dump station.

[@ketheharding2389]

@@LoveYourRV oh ok, thanks. They still have the washrooms and showers closed here at the Malahat Mountain Meadows,not that we need them, but there were quite a few campers who were out of luck. Management is very paranoid of COVID.

[@OLDSARG57]

Thank you Ray, beautiful area

[@garysteffen1709]

Awesome video Ray, Rathtrevor is on our list for 2021. Very nice tour. Thanks.

[@JerguynTx]

Can't wait for the borders to open. So many places in PEI, Canada, Alaska I want to visit

[@HSkyler]

Quite the wildlife video! And what a beautiful campground and camping spot. Most enjoyable, thank you! This would be a good time to get working on my passport. :-)

[@julieh3327]

Do you know if the Senior Rate - 65 and older applies to those from out of country, like USA citizens? Thanks for sharing some of these campgrounds in the area where you are. It is very pretty there. Love all of the bunnies, birds, raccoons, etc.

[@LoveYourRV]

Looks like its just for BC seniors - bcparks.ca/fees/senior.html

[@jimbertrand2499]

Thanks for the hiking trip. I have a sister with a sweet Class B camper in Parksville. She often heads north to Bere Point for camping. Will you be wintering in Campbell River this year?

[@LoveYourRV]

Nice park Bere Point, I remember visiting in my old camper van back in 2007 and saw Orca rubbing on the beach. Yup we are wintering at our regular summer park in Campbell River, least its a pretty spot. :)

[@1robertmkelly]

It’s a beautiful area where you are spending this winter. Really nice campgrounds and a great price for BC seniors

[@rickbeyer6633]

Thanks for posting this video Ray! Your contribution to me skipping the Presidential debate is greatly appreciated.

[@kevinmartin7760]

Those mushrooms weren't amanita muscaria, which is what you described but the ones shown did not have white flecks (or the white stem) characteristic of this species.

[@LoveYourRV]

Yeah, they guy told me the name but its not in the video clip I showed.

[@anitawalter5139]

I commented on your last video because we were at Buttle Lake a couple of days before you. This time we were at Rathtrevor on Oct 20 but just overnight. I too was surprised to see the rabbits. It was a beautiful day. We have camped in the new sites and although they are not as private as the forest sites it is good for catching solar power. Another great video.

[@traceycummings6946]

Very nice tour! Beautiful! Love your weather over there. We have snow & cold here in Alberta. Wish we were there :( Love the comment on the phone lol

[@thebikejournal0303]

NIce looking campground. Wish we were still Rving. Instead I was shovelling snow in southern Alberta.

[@Paul-lw3nz]

A real nice tour of Rathtrevor, we were there this spring and enjoyed our time on the Island. An easy drive from the Interior to be on the ocean, well worth it.

[@kristiejacobs4854]

CA provincial parks are truly beautiful. I love the birds and wildlife you included! What out for those naughty pine squirrels; they are cute but they reek havoc in our camper and around our house😕 Thank you for taking us along on your exploration ❤️

[@LoveYourRV]

Yes they are!

[@michaelcunningham1364]

Terrific area with a ton to see and do. Also very abundant with all kinds of wildlife. No wonder Al Capone liked it. 😂 Thanks for the video!

[@kimfriesen4692]

I never knew camping there with Shawn in Grade 7 there was a RathTrevor in my future 😄😄😄😜 Watch for Dallasite and painted rocks by our island artists ... young and old ... there!

[@jacksonmacd]

Remember the controversy several years ago with the overpopulation of bunnies at UVic? Eventually they were captured and shipped to some place in Texas. We had a similar overpopulation problem in Ladner, i think they were eventually captured and neutered at great expense. People abandon pets without considering they are an invasive species. "Cute" isn't always good for the environment.

[@unclelala4216]

Ray, I just noticed you look a little like Norm MacDonald, not a twin just similar.

[@LoveYourRV]

Yeah, I can see that looks quite a bit like some of our family.

[@kimfriesen4692]

@@LoveYourRV better not be your sister 🤔

[@PopleBackyardFarm]

looks like a nice place

[@richeastmain4031]

Nice video. Makes me sad to think we will be winterizing and cover our trailer this weekend.

[@Lauren-vd4qe]

you recently posted a video of setting up for the winter. so u are now in victoria? how does usa citizens get into canada but cdns not allowed to drive into the usa? where will u stay for the winter?

[@LoveYourRV]

The USA/Canada land border is closed to non-essential travel both ways, but I think Canadians can fly to the USA for non-essential reasons. We are spending the winter at an RV PArk in Campbell River on Vancouver Island - kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqi6ZGVji6yHnaM Cheers, Ray

[@Lauren-vd4qe]

@@LoveYourRV i see ok thnx. did u make or buy the skirting for around the trailer lower edge.

[@LoveYourRV]

Yes, I bought the EZ Snap Skirting. I have installation videos on the website - www.loveyourrv.com/tag/winter/

[@Lauren-vd4qe]

@@LoveYourRV I often wondered if a person could attach those skirts with self stick velcro on the top and sides and tent pegs on the bottom to hold it straight. Buy the vinyl material at the fabric store. I recovered the shredding seat cushions on my leather loveseat and couch for a total of $50 for the vinyl material plus superglue; works really well.

[@LoveYourRV]

Hard to say, guess if the spot your camped isn't too windy, here near the ocean we will get lots of big winter storms and tons of rain so wanted to go with something proven to work also needs to look nice to be accepted by the RV park. If camped in drier colder climates lots of people use foam board.

[@PentaxLife]

Wow we where there on that day as well. We walked the beach around 4pm .

[@Jd-yc3gw]

Nice camping area. Enjoyed taking the walk on the beach. Reminded me of walking on the beach when the tide was out at Homer, Alaska. Weather still looks pretty nice there.

[@projet2907]

Thank You for this beautiful tour Of Rathtrevor, I saw and learned more with your video than the one night I spent there arriving on the island this month! I lost my trailer coming back from the beach at night 😅. Beautiful Forest sites. We were just by that little playground. Beautiful beach, I did not know it went so far! Love the bunnies.

[@aross3699]

Thank you Ray, I am going to share with our RV group and call it our October Outing! Our group is locked down here in the lower 48! Excellent photography, you must have a excellent camera, or are you using one of Ann's? RR

[@LoveYourRV]

I use a decent quality Sony camcorder, gives great footage and very convenient as I don't need to carry around a bunch of lenses - www.loveyourrv.com/love-your-rv-gets-a-new-4k-camcorder-sony-fdr-ax53/

[@williamsuttle3645]

So, those rabbits have to be tame rabbits that someone turned loose and they multiplied right? They are huge!

[@LoveYourRV]

Not sure, but they do look well fed. :)

[@kristiejacobs4854]

That’s what I was wondering. I’ve never seen wild rabbits with any color other than light brown. I thought only domesticated rabbits were different colors. Interesting! They do look well fed!

[@williamsuttle3645]

@@kristiejacobs4854 Snowshoe rabbits are white in the winter, but yeah I have never seen rabbits like that except ones that were tame. I'm sure the color variant in tame rabbits comes from somewhere, possibly a recessive gene in their distant past of being wild, but I sure don't know. They a pretty, whatever they are.

[@ScotWalt858]

Very Nice!

[@everintransit4240]

Next on Love Your RV, Revenge of the Vancouver Zombie Bunnies.

[@latergator3367]

Thanks for the tour. Once I get my Passport updated and the China Flu is suppressed i’ll be headed to upper North America. Looks like you could make a massive Camp Fire on the beach 🔥! Nice beach huts and beach Bunnies !