Port Renfrew. Richard Branson in a new endeavour.
The ladders were sometimes broken…
It was easy to hold the tree up with one hand.
Don’t be alarmed – this is our Day One water source.
Thrasher Cove – arrive early to get the dry spots.
Owen Island – not terribly big.
Looking back to Port Renfrew.
After the boulders "as big as houses"
Going around the point…(weather change?)
Owen Point. Green.
You can’t see the sea lions, which were there.
Owen Point – up inside the caves
Laure, platform 1.
A network of channels and caves…
Walking…
The wall.
Feeling Blue? Day 2.
Happily walking the gang plank.
The West Coast
Fireman training, lesson 1.
Day 3 - We left the trail and took our own route
Traffic Jam
Heading up Sandstone Creek
We slid off like sea lions
Walking up the waterfall
Lying on the railway track
Bridge
Long way down!
A cave to swim at Walbran Creek campground.
He busily read about driftwood.
Looking the part
Campfire
Day 4 - Secret shack
Laure with bins, espying the sea lions on the rock
Day 5 - Hikin’
Cribs Creek – random tenting.
The group – that’s not smoke
Henry – and his mythical tent!
Cheewhat Suspension Bridge
Turtle on the boardwalk!
Tsusiat Point. I look in awe.
Crossing the Cheewat River
Standing in the hole in the rock.
Misty mystique at Tsusiat Falls Camp.
Food hangings – to keep the bears from our muesli.
The campsite showers / dishwashing facilities / swimming pool.
Laure, fishing at the falls.
Stop thief. Simon looking generally suspicious.
We laughed so much, we nearly cried.
Day 6 - The hand powered cable car
So, where’s my rucksack? Hmmmm.
Typical rainforest scene
That is one smile. Klanawa.
7 day hellish wilderness endurance test
Simon, probably coming back from hunting
Night 6 - The Motley Crew.
Et voila! 7th day and we’ve finished
Pachena Bay. Done and dusted.
Jail bus transport back to Victoria