At Hornby island now.
The wind picked up as we approached and the seas came up with it. The wind was coming from right behind us so despite 4 ft seas it was easy cruising as we rode the waves in. We arrived at tribune bay with a plan to drop anchor just off the beach but the waves rolling into the bay would have made for a very bumpy night. As we turned out of the bay we hit the waves head on and got the boat covered in salt. Everywhere!
We motored around the corner looking for protection from the wind and checked ford cove marina for space. It was 5pm and didn’t expect to get lucky but there was one open space on the outside float. Not that protected but much better than being on the hook. We stayed there for the night and took a nice hike for a few miles. The next morning it had rained and we wondered if Hornby island was cursed for us. This sun spot was raining again just like 10 years ago when we were here.
But the rains cleared after a few minutes. The sun came out and it turned into a glorious day. We decided to get the scooter down and tour the island.
We needed to move spots as the float we were on was not connected to the mainland. Called the marina harbor master and he found us a great spot on the inside as a boat was leaving and we moved over.
We spent the morning cleaning the boat. Running the water maker as there is no water at Hornby island marina. But we made as much water as we used and after a big boat clean still had full water tanks. The water maker is a life saver.
We dropped the scooter off the flybridge with the crane and headed off exploring.
We didn’t make it far. We stopped at a crossroads that has about 6 stores bundled together into a cute courtyard and grabbed an amazing pork belly Vietnamese sandwich and then headed to the beach.
Little tribune bay is beautiful. We didn’t move from that spot until the sun went down. It’s an entertaining beach…..
Nice beach for dog swimming right off the marina….
Amazing Mi Banh with pork belly..
The Canadians are not quite as conservative as the Americans 🙂 it’s like being back in Europe.
We’re staying another night. It’s so nice here. Laid back hippy town.
Today we plan to explore the rest of the island by scooter and maybe finish up on the beach… we’ll head out tomorrow. Somewhere….