Canada - Day 32 - Sechelt to Seabreeze Campsite

 55.7 miles, 4186’ climbing, deer

When you spend the night at sea level, you’re almost certainly going to start your morning with a climb. 

We started riding early and after a few miles of uphill pavement, we turned onto forest singletrack. 

The forest was so dark that we had to swap our sunglasses for clear glasses. We passed through ferns and large trees and mossy stumps. We wove in and out of roads and trails, at one point finding ourselves on a steep, narrow up hill trail where we had to push our bikes up over roots, beautiful but hard work. Sensing our weakness, the mosquitos converged. We came to a bridge, half of which was a large log, easy to walk across but tricky with a loaded gravel bike given the rocky creek you would land on below if you wobbled.

After some road riding, we arrived at the Sunshine Coast Earl’s Cove ferry landing. It was almost 2 hours until the ferry would come, and fortunately there was a shady deck we could wait on sipping cool drinks from the cafe. The ferry to Powell River to Saltery Bay took another 50 minutes.

After the ferry we pedaled on the highway shoulder in the humid sun to the Lois River where we descended to Eagle River Falls, taking a swim in the pool above the main falls. A further mile down the road was a small store where we picked up a little food, then we continued to the nearby Seabreeze Resort, a small, family-run campsite and cabin rental. After setting up our tent, taking showers, and cooking our ramen, we walked along the rocky beach. The location was beautiful, and the cool air was perfect for sleeping in the tent.