Hiking
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Reappearing River
The Reappearing River is where the Benson River flows out from under the local karst landscape and reappears after having travelling underground for 2km. Reappearing River is one part of the Alice Lake Loop. Visitors can explore many different karst formations as well as lakes for camping, fishing, or kayaking. It is easy to miss the turn off for this site. The sign is very small and is mostly visible if you are travelling the loop from Port McNeill to Port Alice. To navigate the road a 4×4 vehicle is required. This is because the site is down a logging road that seems to be deactivated. There does not seem…
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Mount Vesuvius
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Vanishing River
As a child, I heard stories about Vanishing Rivier. I heard that the Vanishing River earned its name because it defied the scientists who tried to find where it went. I heard that scientists put GPS trackers into the river so they would float along and the river could be mapped but the GPS trackers always vanished along the route and could never provide the data. Rumours circulated that divers tried to follow the river but would get stuck and need to turn back and be rescued. However, none of that is true. The vanishing river is Benson River and it is part of a karst system that has created…
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Mount Vesuvius
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Mount Vesuvius
After visiting the Pompeii Archaeological Site, mom and I made plans to travel to Mount Vesuvius the next day. We checked in at a tourist shop next to our hotel. The company had openings in the 10 a.m. tour. We booked in with them and went to wander around and find dinner and the train station. On our way back to the hotel we found a nice little cafe to sit and watch the main square of Pompeii while we tried local desserts. In the morning we had breakfast at the hotel and checked out. We were able to leave our bags at the hotel and walk to the meeting…
