So we made it to the western end of the Trans Canada Highway at Horseshoe Bay.
The T-Can continues on at Vancouver Island, but as you know we had to ditch that part of the trip. We had to cancel our reservations in Tofino, and it's hard to get last minute accommodations there, plus its very pricey.
So instead, we decided to surprise my cousin with an unannounced visit to Wilson's Creek on the Sunshine Coast. We took a 40 minute ferry to get there, and we were one of the last 10 cars on. The ferry ride was fun, and we ate a sandwich lunch I had prepared.
Wilson's Creek is about a 20 min ride from the ferry, and we were hoping like heck that my cousin and her 2 young kids would be home. Our luck my finally be changing, because everybody was home, and it was her first day off in 8 days. We went to the beach (do you sense a theme on this trip?) and went back to her house for a scrumptious supper of pasta with buffalo meat sauce and Caesar salad. DS was shoving it in - I guess he is ready for people food even if he only has 2 bottom teeth.
The next day we went, you guessed it, back to the beach. This time we went up the coast about 20 minutes to Katherine Lake park. The artificial beach was very sandy and the water was warm so the kids had a blast.
In the afternoon we said goodbye to our dear cousins and headed back to the ferry. Len is a huge fan of The Beachcombers, so we had to stop in Gibson's Landing and get these shots:
Caught the ferry just in time and drove to Abbotsford, where we hotelled it. Hopefully this is the last time - we are hoping to get our trailer tomorrow.
Hi everybody,
ReplyDeleteLooks like you are having a good time, hope the trailer is ready when you are. Jean and the kids stopped in for a play today and this weekend we are headed to Rideau River for a long weekend of camping - kids are really looking forward to it. Still haven't got a new car yet, but decided we like the Volvo wagon, just can't find one at the right price yet. Tried to get the dealer down another $2000, but he wouldn't go for it. There is one out in Gatineau we will check out next week. We'll be in Sask. until the 21st, maybe you will get home around the same time as us?