Despite being able to travel between Campbell River and Nanaimo while legally driving at 120 kmh on the Inland Island Highway (Highway 19), I often travel on parts of the Island Highway (Highway 19A) – especially between Courtenay and Fanny Bay.
It’s a scenic route – and a glimpse into the days when life was slower, houses were smaller, and in many ways, things were a lot simpler. It’s also a fading past, part of a vanishing Vancouver Island…