Day 5: Getting off Denman Island

August 16, 2021

Denman Island to Qualicum Bay

It was a grey, grey day. Unremarkable except for the upcoming hill which was playing with my mind.

I was in a dither at the thought of descending this upcoming hill

I'm not sure if it was the threat of rain and the possibility of a slick road but I was absolutely afraid to go down this hill. I braked so hard all the way down that my hands hurt. As usual I had nothing to fear.

You pay to take the ferry to Denman and it's free on the return off. It felt like a unique community and if the friendliness of the bus driver was any indication, I think it might be common for people to arrive and never want to leave. We didn't make it to Hornby Island but I hear it's beautiful as well.

The old coastal highway awards lovely views

There was not a ton of campgrounds to choose from and we were finding out that if you didn't have a reservation in the busy summer months, well you were most likely out of luck at a Provincial Park. That is one thing about the booking system now with Provincial Parks that I wish they would change. There is such a low percentage available for walk-ins, and in fact some parks, especially the popular ones, are 100% reservation only. Takes the spontaneity out of things.

We were lucky to get a picnic table as a lot of the sites didn't have them. This was the most expensive campground of the trip

The positive about this campground was that it was on the ocean and they had hot showers.

Is was necessary to wear a hazmat suit before entering the outhouses

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