Dinner is taken facing the setting sun, salmon straight out of a local river.
After breakfast of crepes and eggs, Peter leads us a forest and beach road route to set us well on our way to the ferry back to the mainland. Off the ferry at Powell River around 5pm we head south along the undulating coast road through forests, glimpsing sea views. After a couple of road kill deer we spot some live ones and then an Elk crosses in front! After a days ride of 82 miles we are at Saltery Bay. Our campsite pitch is lovely, very quiet, set deep amongst mature trees and ferns, a short walk from the ocean.
We break camp at dawn to catch the 7.15 ferry that sails close round picturesque Nelson island, across a wide river mouth - our 6th ferry. Then an undulating ride, sometimes with and sometimes without a hard shoulder. It amuses us that, at any roadworks, attractive young ladies are employed to control traffic with the stop/go boards - better than the hairy contractors back home. We pause at inlets to look for the local turtles but are out of luck.
Location:Nanoose Bay to Sechelt
