To say that the trail is not well maintained is a bit of an understatement! Because of the rain, which did get heavier at times, the trail was almost completely under water. Rain eased off and on again as we made our way along the beach but then we had to use the inland trail to get past headlands. We made good time along the ATV track through the forest and to the creek in time to wade across without any trouble. It started raining very heavily so we had to wait until it eased off. Got packed up after breakfast and were thankful for the shelters that kept most of the rain off the tents. It was still raining when we got up, reasonably early, to make the first creek-crossing at low tide. Is this what the future holds for us as seniors?ĭay 2: – Friendly Cove to Beach Camp (un-named) We had an early evening meal – not even 5:30 pm – and an early to bed night. Light rain eased off, but as tide was against us for the first creek-crossing, we decided to camp for the day next to the church and took advantage of shelters that Indigenous carvers had set up. Lighthouse keepers came down to meet us – they were very friendly and let us fill up our fresh water. The float Plane took us to Friendly Cove, on the territory of Mowachaht/Muchakaht First Nation (my first float plane ride) and landed us at the Lighthouse dock. Weather was not great and tides were working against us, so we decided to hike from South to North. 3hours) and had a quick lunch at the Float Plane dock as Air Nootka said that they could take us out earlier than our scheduled time. We had breakfast on board and a smooth sailing to Nanaimo, drove from Nanaimo to Gold River (approx. Just as well we had a reservation as there were many more vehicles than I would have expected at that time of the morning. We got an early start to get the 6:30 am ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Nanaimo. Here is the story of the trip from NVOC Member Alexander with images from the group. In September 2021 a small group of four from the North Vancouver Outdoors Club (NVOC) backpacked from Friendly Cove to Louie Bay, on the traditional and unceded territory of Nuu-chah-nulth First Nation on Vancouver Island, taking eight days for the adventure.
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