Powell River - Westview to Lund Harbor, July 18th , 2008

It is a short two hour cruise from Westview to Lund Harbor. Lund is very busy as it is the point from which you can take a water taxi from the mainland of British Columbia to the Savary Island, which is surrounded by wonderful sand beaches, and it marks the last portion of the paved road BC 101. We were able to dock on a floating cement breakwater on the inside. It allows us to dock, but there is no power and we must use the dinghy to get to shore. It was a good test of the new winch Alexus had installed, as the new Yamaha 15 HP outboard was heavier than the old 7.5 Mercury. It was also a chance to try out the new (used) outboard motor, since we needed the dinghy to get to shore.

It was almost 4:30 when we got Lund, so Alexus called to see if we could get a dinner seating for the event at the Laughing Oyster Restaurant and we could watch Scotty play guitar and sing. We were able to make the 8:00 seating. While we were in the process of docking on the breakwater float, we got a hand from Sid. Sid has a sailboat that he spends aboard during the summers. Sid worked in the Silicon Valley and was familiar with the bay area. We exchanged stories and Sid was planning to head to Desolation Sound too and we may meet up with him there. He also spends his time while here exploring the old native Canadian Indian sites and has a very cool artifact that he found and wears as a talisman. I am sure we will see Sid again. It was nearing 7:45 and our ride arrived. It was Scotty, and he drove us over to the Laughing Oyster restaurant. It is a short 10 minute drive. The restaurant is lovely, with a gourmet menu and wine list. It has a great view of the Okeover Inlet, and Dave is an excellent master chief and musician. Scotty is a wonderful guitar player, singer and performer. The whole night was amazing, as the owner Dave, his daughter who studies opera was just engaged the night before. Her Fiancee also works there and is also an opera singer. That night we had a wonderful meal, wine and were treated to opera and rock and roll and folk music.

We also met two lovely women who also happened to stop at the restaurant, Nancy and Dawn. Dawn was from America and loves the San Francisco area, and California and Nancy is a Canadian. They were married in Canada two years ago. We laughed and enjoyed our time with them and invited them to come over to the boat the next day before we left for Desolation Sound and they did! We had a great time and would have enjoyed spending more time with them, but the Harbor Mistress was running a tight dock and she had a 75 foot vessel coming in and we had the best spot for it, so we said our goodbyes and were on our way.