Josh Gillingham, of Nanaimo, has set up the Vancouver Island Coffee Tour, a website that lists dozens of independent coffee roasters across the Island and Gulf Islands.
The site is live and active, if basic, Gillingham said, but he’s adding more features in the run-up to its official launch over the Victoria Day long weekend, May 21-23.
A lot of people just take instant coffee on camping trips because it’s easier, but you don’t need to much equipment and if you know what you’re doing or have some helpful tips, you can actually brew a really good cup of coffee and, let me tell you, there’s nothing like waking in a place like Mystic Beach and having this really perfectly brewed cup of coffee as the sun rises.