Thanks SideHillSoup and sue.t
We were thinking that if the weather is good we would start with the Sunshine Coast (does it live up to its name for Labour Day? - the only time we were in that area before was October and it rained like it rains in the west of Scotland:( The waterfalls were good though:B) and cross from Powell River on the Monday or Tuesday. If it is not good weather we would probably start by going East - so booking too far in advance is not really an option.
We are not averse to a spot of boondocking - in fact over here we spend all our time "wildcamping" - but we understand that it is only possible on public land. Could you confirm what this actually means? and are there any spots that you would recommend. Our rental contract indicates that we have to stay on paved public roads, so I assume logging roads are off limits.