Many of our trips go to where the road ends (or begins) and this trip is no different. Lund, BC hosts mile 0 of highway 101 (also known as the Pacific Coastal Route) which stretches all the way down to Quellon, Porto Monte, Chile. I suppose we need to check out the other end of the highway at some point.

The town of Lund was founded in 1889 by Charlie Thulin who named it after his hometown in Sweden. The town had a lot of fishing, mining and logging activity but now is more of a resort town and gateway to nearby Desolation Sound Provincial Park, the Copeland Islands, Okeover Inlet, Savary Island, and the Sunshine Coast Trail.

Nancy’s bakery had been recommended to us by numerous people and we had the best cinnamon buns on our trip so far there.

While standing at the wharf there was a curious disturbance in the water that came closer and closer to shore. It turned out to be a pod of dolphins having fun.

The nearby pub offered husband daycare services to their wives.

Up the hill was the Rare Earth Pottery studio with exquisite and diverse pieces. We couldn’t pass up the opportunity to buy a piece of naked raku pottery.

It was time to proceed on our route south and we took the ferry from Saltery Bay to Earl’s Cove, an approximately 50 minute ride.

By now we were hungry and stopped in Sechelt for Vietnamese food at the Pho Kien Giang restaurant where Sandy, one of the owners, put together a wonderful dinner selection for us.

As we drove towards Gibsons we saw the most amazing sunset we’ve seen for a long time.

We tried finding a site at two provincial parks, but all were full so we ended up having to settle for an ocean view spot at the marina in Gibsons.