Sunshine Coast.

When Ieda asked me if I would like to join her and her bf Cole on a road trip to the Sunshine Coast, I had initially refused, claiming that I was too busy with other plans. And I did have other plans! This was supposed to be the weekend where I had set aside some time for self development and catch up on personal work. But the better of me told me that I should go and have fun, and so I reversed my decision and went.

And I’m glad I did! We were blessed with another great day with sunshine on our shoulders. We boarded the ferry from Horseshoe Bay in the early morning and made our way to the Langdale Ferry Terminal on the other side. From there, we drove past Gibsons to Sechelt where everything was closed for the day. We found our own adventure further in at a place called Smuggler Cove Provincial Park. Over a century ago, this isolated place was the entry port for many illegal Chinese labourers, hence the name of the park. We took the forested trails to Welcome Pass which offered a spectacular view of Texada Island to the north.

Cole was demonstrating to Ieda and I on how he was able to hop over rocks half submerged in flowing water to get to get on top of a large bolder a short distance across and encouraged us to give it a try. But with my camera equipment on my back, I was hesitant to. As Cole was making his way back across, hopping on the same half-submerged rocks, his foot slipped into the flowing water, getting his shoes, socks, and the lower part of his jeans soaked. Laughter ensued.

We moved on along the Sunshine Coast Highway to Halfmoon Bay, took some scenic pictures of us and the Strait of Georgia behind us, and continued heading west to Egmont - Pender Harbour to look for a place to eat. We didn’t have a lot of choices in terms of where to eat, which is common for small outposts scattered about the island. We hung around Earls Cove Ferry Terminal debating on whether or not we should head onwards to Powell River, but the sporadic and limited ferry runs made it hard for us to see it all in a day trip, so we turned around instead.

It was a good thing we did as we nearly missed the last sailing back home to Horseshoe Bay.