Friday, 21 June 2019
Madeira Park, British Columbia, Canada
Brilliant view from the villa whilst enjoying a breakfast brew.
This is the life.
So very lucky.
Bit of a lazy morning. All this relaxing and chilled out vibe is taking its toll. Significant lack of oomph.
At the northern end of the Sunshine Coast is Egmont and the Skookumchook Narrows. Each day as the tide ebbs and flows, 200 billion gallons of water is forced through a very narrow point of the inlet causing whirlpools and rapids. It’s unfortunate that time is not on my side as it’s a 1hr hike to the rapids through a dense forest. And have a boat to catch later.
Instead, a very nice lunch in Egmont looking out over the wider part of the inlet. I know I keep banging on about how nice the scenery is. But. It. Is. Stunning.
Right. The boat in question is a 90 minute cruise around Pender Harbour. Only three of us on it for the tour so plenty of space to stretch out and admire the view. Pender Harbour is a series of inlets and coves feeding into a larger inlet which itself feeds into the Straits of Georgia. For those that know and have been to the Kingsbridge/Salcombe or Dart estuaries in Devon, it’s very much like that. All along the waterfront are large houses. Most of which have their own private boat mooring and boat house. This is where the money is. Local gossip has it that Oprah Winfrey has a place here. Yep. That sort of money. It really does remind me of Salcombe. But not as busy.
Local laws dictate that you can’t build on the intertidal stretch of coast line. But if you are fortunate enough to own an old netting shed, which are built in the intertidal part, then you can only refurbish it as the structure must remain as is. It’s also very ‘des res’.
A very pleasant way to spend an afternoon.
Sky is bright blue.
I’m walking on sunshine.
And don’t it feel good.
Note to self.
Buy a waterfront property.
Buy a boat.
Don’t retire just yet.
