Parksville was a sleepy little town in Canada then, with not much more than the goat-topped store in nearby Coombs and a couple of rustic resorts with cabins on the beach.
Now there are many more fun things to do in Parksville and neighboring Qualicum Beach. These picturesque beach towns in British Columbia are all grown-up!
A three mile-stretch of beachfront that’s famous for its warm shallow waters. When the tide rolls out, the ocean recedes more than half a mile, leaving sun-baked sand and warm tide pools in its wake.