BC Confessions

PLAN F

BY GRAEME SHELFORD

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In late September 2017, we were planning a short holiday on our boat. As we were loading up on the gloriously sunny day of departure, the marine forecast issued a gale warning. Scratch our holiday Plan A.

Veronica suggested we fly to the Maritimes, since we’ve never been, but I couldn’t get a flight at such short notice. Scratch Plan B. I suggested we try taking the ferry to Prince Rupert, another bucket-list destination. A call to BC Ferries revealed that there was only one more daytime trip that fall and it was booked solid. Scratch Plan C. Veronica suggested something a little nearer to home, like Tofino, where we hadn’t visited for over 20 years. Extensive internet search and many phone calls later we concluded that there was nothing available in Tofino that we could afford. Scratch Plan D. I suggested we rent an RV and go camping. Another extensive search revealed that all RV rental places were either closed for the season or fully booked. Scratch Plan E. Veronica suggested if Tofino was out, how about somewhere else on Vancouver Island’s west coast. We settled on Port Renfrew, which we had passed through 27 years previously. We found a nice B&B on the internet and set off on the Pacific Marine Circle Route via Victoria to Port Renfrew, now all paved, which it wasn’t the last time we drove it.

The B&B was delightful, on the water’s edge, looking out over the estuary, with lovely walks over the sandbanks at low tide. We explored the village, enjoying the local shops and eateries. But we needed gas, and there was no gas station in Port Renfrew at the time. The locals directed us to a boatyard out of town where we gassed up. As we were paying, I noticed a collection box for the boardwalks in Avatar Grove and the friendly proprietor recommended we visit it, which we did. We were

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