We left the house on Quadra at about 10 am to catch the ferry to Campbell River which is on the 50th parallel. We stopped near the port to have a look around and also to get some lunch. When I was walking around the wharf I spotted a large troller that had been mentioned in an article that I had read in the local paper. Apparently about a week earlier the captain of a tug boat had been lost overboard while they were on their way back into port. The story of his rescue by the Pacific Faith is here. I also saw something like a mink running along the wharf.
We had a couple of hours until the next ferry from Comox to Powell River so we took it easy and drove down the coast road. On the way we went through Ocean Grove and also saw the Lorne Hotel. The names remind me of home. After a quick drive through Comox we headed towards the ferry departure area. We had a wait of about an hour, and then a crossing of around 1.5 hours to the mainland to Powell River. The crossing was a little bumpy, but not too bad.
We arrived at Powell River a bit later than expected and had to
rush down the coast to make the next ferry connection from Saltery Bay to Earl's Cove. This part of the BC coast is only accessible via the ferries. There is no access across the mountains. We had arranged to have dinner with Bruce and Patty, at Bruce's mum's house in Gibson's Landing, and if we missed the next ferry we wouldn't be there till very late. We ended up making the connection with about 10 minutes to spare, but didn't see much of Powell River.
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