Ok, so not on ship yet, but in Ucluelet! Rolling in the sweet UVic late 80s/early 90s Chevy Astro minivan with dark blue pseudo-shag carpeting going up the doors! Hope to be on ship tomorrow, but it has been involved in search and rescue operations for a couple of days, so we are still technically on standby.

Beautiful drive across the island and a 'shady' (no, actually AWESOME) lunch at the Shady Rest restaurant/pub/liquor store in Qualicum. Now going to go explore Ucluelet!