Sunshine Coast

Well it has been a busy two days indeed.

Before actually leaving Pemberton we had a great visit with Maurice at his shop where he showed us all of the tools and machines he works with. He really does some amazing work.

He also showed us a smoker he has been working on and sent us off with a little smoked salmon for the ferry ride.  A long good-bye to he and Hubert who he was working with on a huge floating staircase and we set off for breakfast.

We made a quick ride through Whistler on our way to Horseshoe Bay to catch the ferry over to Langdale, more great riding over to catch the ferry at Earl's Cove over to Powell River.  We just missed the Earl's Cove ferry so we had to wait for the next one. Put us in a little late to Powell River but we had reservations at the Marine Inn so we had a place to stay at.  We had already reached out to our good friend Graham Duff.  He met us and we went out for a late supper and catch up with each other.

After a great supper we parted ways and agreed to meet for breakfast. Breakfast at Magpie's was unbelievable!  Farm fresh eggs, great selection and a wonderful server made for a great start to the day. Graham took us for a tour down to the lake which reminded us a lot of Western Brook Pond in NL only warmer!

We left after many hugs and headed for the last ferry ride before Tofino.  Pemberton to Comox ferry was a little longer than the others....and provided some beatiful views of snow capped mountains on Vancouver Island. We arrived in Qualicum, checked in and headed down on foot to the Shady Rest for lunch and a few drinks. Before we headed back to the hotel, Larry and I had to go for a quick "dip" in the ocean. It was enough to wake us up, refresh the senses and take away some of the heat from the sun.

Back to the hotel, changed our clothes and sat around watching the sun set. We then walked down to the beach to wait for the space station to pass over the dark sky as it becomes visible in this hemisphere. We also got to see some of the Perseid's meteor shower.

It was a beautiful end to a fabulous day!  I love our vacations!

Pictures will follow later folks.