Saturday, 4 May 2019
Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada
Another glorious day. Bright blue sky. It’s to be the theme for the next week. I know this ‘cos I’m typing this blog a week later.
Today, is a special day. You may recall a blog post I wrote way back in January, from Tierra del Fuego regarding the Barrel Post? Check it out here for a reminder: https://touringtaurean.com/2019/01/09/cape-horn/
You put your postcard in the barrel and then you take one out and deliver it or post it in your home country. Well, I took one out that was addressed to Qualicum Beach. Which is enroute to Hornby Island today!
So off we go.
Find the address and pull up on the drive. Introduce myself and meet the addressees. They’re surprised and delighted to hear my story and how far the postcard has travelled. By coincidence one of the addressees was born in England too. Really nice and friendly people and thank you for the kind welcome. Not often you have a strange bloke turn up on your doorstep with a postcard he’s travelled 15,000miles with.
Unfortunately, have a ferry to catch so it’s a flying visit and a quick scoot up Vancouver Island to Buckley Bay. Ferry to Denman Island, cross Denman Island (all of 5 minutes) then ferry to Hornby Island.
Last came here on my ‘Around the World in 60 days’ trip in 2010. A memorable place to be and doesn’t feel like 9 years since I last came. Feels more like last month.
Miss Vancouver is one of the few young ladies I know that can cook and entertain and treated to a magnificent belated birthday feast with insane views of the sea, snow capped mountains, eagles soaring overhead and a wonderful sunset. Memorable. A very lucky boy indeed.
Evening concludes with a visit to the Hornby Island Blues Fest followed by the darkest night sky I’ve seen in a long while.
Stars shining bright like a diamond.
