HORNBY ISLAND 1: DAY 10

Felt pretty rough after my lack of sleep, but counting our blessings we didn’t get murdered in the night. It’s crazy how much the darkness changes the atmosphere of a place. Now that it’s daylight, it looks lovely and peaceful again. I had a pretty chilly shower bag shower, made breakfast then headed to Buckle Bay to catch the ferry to Hornby Island. 

Stopped at a Shell to give the bikes (and van while we’re at it) a quick hose down. Flora is looking fresh. Annoyingly JUST missed a ferry, so waited at the lil’ coffee shop/seafood shop. 

Didn’t quite realise that you had to get 2 different ferries!! One to Denman Island, drive across it, then another one to Hornby. Paid an extortionate amount for a campsite at Tribune Bay. Didn’t have the strength to try and find a sneaky spot today. Thought it might be hard on such a tiny island. 

Had a feeling I was going to like Hornby, and I was right. Lots of very quaint shops with crafty-art things and windy, narrow roads with excellent views. We went for a walk along Tribune Bay. The rocky coastline had been so smoothed out by the stormy winter sea erosion, it kind of looked like a skate park. We watched a kid slip off one rock, elbow first onto another. Made me feel a bit sick (he was ok). Sat at the end of the rocks and gazed into the horizon. Dreamy

Discovered there are loads of biking trails on Hornby too! So we went and did a few easy ones. I am feeling confident, finally. I can sense Isaac is starting to get frustrated at going so slowly all the time.

It’s also Canada Day meaning the campsite is full of screaming kids sprinting around, high on sugar, hair spray painted red and maple leaves printed on their cheeks. As the evening drew in, the kids were replaced with shrieking adults with hair spray painted red and maple leaves printed on their cheeks. 

Cooked a Thai red curry for dinner, it was completely delicious. Celebrated Canada Day with a glass of wine in bed, watched Modern Family and had a much needed early night.