Nanaimo small boat harbour
It rained sometime during the night. Although it had stopped before we rose it was still very damp, and the tent is really wet. From four days of camping in 100% relative humidity, where nothing will dry, everything inside our tent — sheets, sleeping bags, and pyjamas — are all pretty damp. Because of that we stopped travelling as soon as we got to a laundromat in Nanaimo and washed and dried all our dirty clothes, as well as the stuff that is damp. The sleeping bags are laid out in the hotel room on the extra bed, the tent fly is hanging in the bathroom over the shower rod and is almost dry now, and the tent itself is over the couch.
We are staying in the Buccaneer Inn, a small (less than ten rooms) motel right near the ferry dock. It is very reasonably priced, and very nice and clean with a kitchenette. The tourist information center is very hard to find, but the clerk in a service station right near the laundromat told me how to get there. The host in the visitor center recommended the hotel, and phoned to make sure that they had a room available. Across the street is the small boat harbour and many marine businesses. It is a nice place to stay.