After my car was towed to the garage for a wait of several weeks to be repaired, I bought an old truck to pull my trailer and continue my journey. The last part of my trip was a visit to Powell River, where my cousin Debbie and her husband Chuck live, and where my aunt Barbara, cousin Mike and his wife Marilyn were visiting from Ontario. It rained every day, but we managed a hike in the forest and an outing to the harbour. (Richard McGuire photos)
Moss covers tree branches in the forest along the Blackwater Creek Trail near Powell River, B.C. (Richard McGuire photo)
After “the adventure” when my car became incapacitated, I had to purchase an old used truck to tow my trailer. It’s shown here on the ferry from Earl’s Cove to Saltery Bay on the way to Powell River, B.C. (Richard McGuire photo)
They call it the “Sunshine Coast,” but it rained all three days that I was in Powell River, starting with the ferry trip to Saltery Bay. The rain was needed due to try conditions, but it didn’t reach into the B.C. Interior. (Richard McGuire photo)
They call it the “Sunshine Coast,” but it rained all three days that I was in Powell River, starting with the ferry trip to Saltery Bay. The rain was needed due to try conditions, but it didn’t reach into the B.C. Interior. (Richard McGuire photo)
A couple watches the rain behind the ferry from Earl’s Cove to Saltery Bay on the “Sunshine” Coast. (Richard McGuire Photo)
There were many fishing and pleasure boats moored at the Powell River harbour. The clouds parted and the sun broke through for a short while. (Richard McGuire photo)
There were many fishing and pleasure boats moored at the Powell River harbour. The clouds parted and the sun broke through for a short while. (Richard McGuire photo)
There were many fishing and pleasure boats moored at the Powell River harbour. The clouds parted and the sun broke through for a short while. (Richard McGuire photo)
There were many fishing and pleasure boats moored at the Powell River harbour. The clouds parted and the sun broke through for a short while. (Richard McGuire photo)
There were many fishing and pleasure boats moored at the Powell River harbour. The clouds parted and the sun broke through for a short while. (Richard McGuire photo)
These black oystercatchers were hanging out on the shoreline at Powell River, looking for seafood. They’re equally fond of digging for clams, apparently. (Richard McGuire photo)
These black oystercatchers were hanging out on the shoreline at Powell River, looking for seafood. They’re equally fond of digging for clams, apparently. (Richard McGuire photo)
I took a hike along the Blackwater Creek Trail near Powell River with my cousins Debbie and Mike Morley and their spouses Chuck Gray and Marilyn Morley. Debbie and Chuck live in Powell River and Mike and Marilyn were visiting from Alliston, Ontario. (Richard McGuire photo)
In the rain-soaked forests on the Sunshine Coast, thick moss grows all over the trees. This photo was taken on a hike along the Blackwater Creek Trail near Powell River. (Richard McGuire photo)
This pretty little waterwall, Kelly Falls, was spotted along the Blackwater Creek Trail near Powell River, B.C. (Richard McGuire photo)
Rain falls down into a clearing containing a stream bed on the Blackwater Creek Trail near Powell River, B.C. (Richard McGuire photo)
A waterfall tumbles down a rock wall on the Blackwater Creek Trail near Powell River, B.C. (Richard McGuire photo)
In the rain-soaked forests on the Sunshine Coast, thick moss grows all over the trees. This photo was taken on a hike along the Blackwater Creek Trail near Powell River. (Richard McGuire photo)
Clouds hang low in the mountains seen from the ferry ride back from Saltery Bay to Earl’s Cove on the Sunshine Coast. (Richard McGuire photo)
After my car had an unfortunate incident, I had to pull my Triple E trailer behind an old truck I bought. Behind is an Escape trailer, made in Chilliwack, B.C. as a more recent incarnation in the evolution of fibreglass eggshell trailers, of which my Triple E was an earlier example. (Richard McGuire photo)
