A Quick Trip
Sunday
Gibsons / Sechelt
It's a long trip from Mission to Powell River, which was our destination last weekend. Ted's sister Connie was turning seventy so we were going to Powell River to celebrate with her.
We were able to add in a stopover in Gibsons for lunch at the marina there, and a little look around the quaint shops along there and the infamous Molly's Reach Restaurant where the TV show The Beachcombers was filmed.
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| Original boat from Beachcombers TV show |
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| George & Deb at Molly's Reach |
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| Marina at Gibsons |
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| Great lunch on the patio with family! |
Later in the afternoon we drove to Sechelt and checked into the Driftwood Inn, a classic motel right on the edge of the ocean and a lovely promenade. After a great dinner and visit with these guys we went back to the motel, preparing for the next leg of our journey the next morning. Bright and early Deb and George and Ted and I all headed up the highway to catch the ferry to Powell River.
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| And we're off! |
Connie's 70th Birthday Celebration
Monday
We went out for dinner at a place called Coastal Cookery, it's a fairly new place and while we didn't get the patio seating we had hoped for it was still a nice evening with great company and good food.
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| Always room for dessert... |
Tuesday
Bocce in the backyard was the first order of the day, and Simone was very excited to play.
Connie wanted her day to be low key without a lot of fuss and special preparation - friends and family came together for a casual curry dinner outside on her patio.
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| Nothing is sweeter than a birthday hug from your grandchild :) |
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| It's not a birthday without a balloon....... |
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| ....and four little girls running to get on the trampoline - fun! |
Our time with Connie, Tara, Kali and little Simone went by quickly but it was great to reconnect and spend time together with them.
Early the next morning we caught our first ferry back, then a long windy drive, another ferry to Horseshoe Bay, then onto Hwy 1 and home to Mission - quite the journey but worth it!
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