A beautiful sunny day to start our trip. We took our time packing the last few things and shutting down the house. We stopped in Campbell River for lunch ....Dicks fish and chips...they are the best. Filled up our water jugs at the mountain spring just before Roberts Lake.
We have decided to stay at Alder Bay for the night. It's been a few years since I have been up to this part of the island. Lots of memories from our boating, kayaking and camping trips of the last 20 years. We picked our spot, paid for it and then went to Telegraph Cove before dinner. I'm glad I have seen it when it was still a working community. It is so touristy now. A bit sad.
Back at camp we set up our chairs looking out across the water to Alert Bay. We thought we would try to stay up to see the sunset but the sun just never seemed to move down the sky quickly enough. I remember seeing the yellows and pinks through the window as my eyes slammed shut. I woke in the night to the sound of rain on the roof and and the waves lapping the shore. Very peaceful
Day two wasn't quite as enjoyable. Had our coffee and toast and headed for Port Hardy. Our plan was to have a look around and then go out to the ferry terminal and stay the night. We had been told we could do that. Wrong! You can stay but they charge you $22 ...they say it is to discourage people from camping overnight. If they don't want you to stay there just make the rule ...don't try to scam more money from people. Then she told us there was no power on board for us to plug into to keep our fridge running for the 17 hour trip. The right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing. Typical BC Ferry bureaucracy. So we are back in Port Hardy parked along the waterfront watching eagles, ravens and gulls fight over fish scraps put on the beach by locals.
The rain stopped and it is windy but warm. There are no signs saying "no overnight camping" so hopefully we will get a sleep without RCMP knocking at our door telling us we have to move on like the gypsy vagrants we are:)
Another local just brought a pail of fish carcasses and put them out right in front of us. Just waiting for the eagles to arrive. Heating up chili for dinner and then an early night. We have to be over at the ferry terminal by 5:30/6:00 tomorrow.
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