Homeward bound

Yesterday we enjoyed a day trip to Lasqueti Island to visit friends. The only way to reach the island is by boat, plane or passenger ferry; we took the hour long ferry across the Strait of Georgia. Residents on board the ferry had all kinds of totes on dollies, as well as bags, boxes and pets. All of the cars that are on Lasqueti were barged over; we saw the barge tied up to the pier. While now there's a concrete boat launch, it used to be that the barge would nose up to a beach at high tide, and you'd gun the engine of your car and drive it up the beach quickly so as not to get stuck. Not so much drama these days. We had a delightful day and in the afternoon enjoyed the sunshine at the beach.

Today we packed up our campsite and loaded the car just before it started to rain; luckily it was a short-lived shower. We caught the 12 noon ferry and were home by 3:00, greeted by the cats who recognized the sound of the car.

Ferry photo by Patcard (Flickr Creative Commons)

A kayaker and dog off Qualicum Beach