Where to Find Us: 
Our boat, the Raincoast Maiden, is located at :
Access to the marina is from the parking lot behind Cedar House which is the tall building with the red roof which is located on the corner of Cedar Rd. and Main St.
Feel welcome to come down to the boat to have a look or inquire about out cruises.
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1. The lot closest to our boat is just left of Whisky Landing on Cedar Street ( a gravel lot). P
2. Turn right onto Fraser Lane (which runs along the water’s edge). There is open parking along the road.
3. or park along Main Street
Please do not park right in front of Cedar House (the large building with the red roof) or
right in front any of the stores on Main Street. PARKING IS FREE.
We will meet you in front of Rubio jewelry store. 
Rubio is the corner store in the Cedar House building which is the last building on Main Street on the left side.
It is a beautiful, large building with a red roof – you cannot miss it!
Please meet us 20 minutes prior to departure time
(
i.e. at 9:40 am for our day trip).
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Driving from Vancouver
To get to us from Vancouver you first need to take a BC ferry from the mainland to Vancouver Island. There are two ferries that run between Vancouver and Nanaimo:
- If you are coming from the US border or from the airport, take the ferry that runs from Twawwassen (south of Vancouver) to Duke Point (which is 20 minutes south of Nanaimo by car).
- Coming from central or northern parts of Vancouver, take the ferry from the Horseshoe Bay terminal just north of Vancouver to Departure Bay in Nanaimo.
The ferry crossing takes about 1 hour 35 minutes.
Driving from Nanaimo
- Follow Highway 19 to the Parksville/Port Alberni exit for Highway 4 west.
- Drive through Port Alberni and follow signs to Ucluelet/Tofino.
- Turn left at the junction of Highway 4 and the Pacific Rim Highway.
- After 8 km the highway turns into Peninsula Rd.
Once in Ucluelet (allow 35 minutes for the drive from Tofino)
- Follow Peninsula Road, turn left down Main Street at the road opposite the large Co-op grocery store
- At the bottom of Main Street you can park near the large red-roof building at Whiskey Landing
- Meet us in front of Rubio jewelry Store (see “Where to Meet”).
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The drive from Parksville to Ucluelet leads along a windy road and through some incredible scenery.
Please make sure to allow enough time to enjoy this trip
| From: |
Travel time |
| Vancouver: |
1.5 hours for ferry crossing plus 3 hours by car |
| Victoria: |
5 hours |
| Nanaimo: |
3 hours |
| Parksville: |
2.5 hours |
| Port Alberni: |
1.5 hours |
| Tofino: |
35 minutes |
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