Island Hopping

Yesterday Keith and I went to Bowen Island. I was really looking forward to this. First of all, it seems like ages since we we've been out, just the two of us. Call it a date if you will! Also, we hadn't bee here since our tenth anniversary, that was almost 13 years ago! It's a short ferry ride from NorthVancouver's Horseshoe Bay Terminal.
We bought our ticket and were directed to pull into Lane 69. Keith gave me the eye and said, "hmm, my lucky number!" We were loaded onto the ferry and we were on our way.

It was a clear afternoon and the scenery from any of our ferries is always spectacular. The sun was warm and the fresh sea air is invigorating.

The ferry to Bowen, is one of the smaller ones. Two decks for cars and two decks for passengers. The Larger ferry seen passing in front of ours, in this picture goes to the larger islands. The Canadian flag flaps in the wind on the front of our ferry.

Once we got to the island we explored the marina and the small town. Its such a cute little place, with old buildings preserved so nicely.

You feel like you have gone back in time when you are here. The Island is a huge lump of rock which is amazingly covered in dense, old growth cedar and pine trees.

We had dinner in a nice old pub over looking the marina.

We shared the Northwest Salad which has a nice piece of smoked salmon on a delicious bed of mixed greens and grilled portobello mushrooms and oven roasted red bell peppers. We also had the Johnny Walker back ribs with onion Rings. The sauce was deliciously spicy, kinda like me!! Washed that down with a couple of beers. The bill came to $69. Causing keith to raise his eye brow again. That lucky number keeps popping up! I told him good things come in threes. That put a smile on his face. We went up to see a nice couple who had the same mini van as us for sale for parts. Our original reason for the trip. So Keith stripped off a few things that we can use for our van. Parts that would cost hundreds through a parts dealer, he got for $50 all told.

This is our ferry pulling in to Snug Cove on Bowen Island at dusk. I fell asleep in the car on the way home. Tired from having just four hours sleep for the past 48 hours. Those darned night shifts. I guess the beer didn't help either! But actually I wasnt even tired until we were headed home. Once I hit the bed I was out like a light! Sadly, too tired to come up with any more lucky numbers for Keith. I say two #69's in one day is enough for any man! At least he's got his parts to play with.