We had a lovely weekend with our faithful hiking partners! Jean and I made it to Qualicum Beach early Saturday afternoon and, after consolidating our gear into one very full car, we headed up to Elk Falls Provincial Park with John and Rosemary. We claimed our campsite and then hiked to the falls on a pretty, forested trail that wound through land owned by BC Hydro. The falls themselves were quite an amazing sight:
We were more than ready to relax when we got back so we had dinner and settled down for the night; at least we tried to...the bachelor party next door made it a little difficult!
Sunday morning we took the ferry over to Quadra Island and found a very nice privately owned campsite in Heriot Bay near Rebecca Spit. We were looking to do a day hike and I had wanted to check out the Maud Island trail but after half a day of wandering logging roads in search of the trailhead, we gave up! That was a little disappointing but we ended up walking around Morte Lake in the afternoon, which provided great scenery as well. Jean even got her swim in while John and I did the hour loop around the lake.
A little lost...
In the evening, we took a walk to Rebecca Spit and enjoyed the views of the Mainland:
We didn't go too far as we wanted to save the Rebecca Spit trail for the next morning. It was a great way to end our trip - an easy, leisurely walk partially through the woods and partially on the beach.
There's still so much more to see and do on the Island but I think we all had a great time exploring some new places in some perfect summer weather. I know Holly did!
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