Haida Gwaii

I went on a 2 week vacation with my two sisters to Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands) in June.

We drove from Smithers to Rupert on Sunday to catch the overnight ferry. 

Our first stop was Exchamsiks Provincial Park.  We used to camp here when we were kids.  Beautiful northern BC rainforest with giant spruce trees.

We had dinner in Prince Rupert and boarded the ferry at 8 p.m.

We sailed at 10:30 at night.  We'd booked a 4-berth cabin, it was bright and roomy.  I woke in the night to roiling seas, but quickly fell back asleep again.

At 5 am we were roused by an announcement that we'd arrived at Skidegate Landing and at 6:30 am we were heading to the Queen Charlotte Municipal campsite for our first beach walk of the day.  And within 1/2 an hour of arriving in Haida Gwaii Dorothea had got a rubber boot stuck in the mud and fell flat on her face.

After a rinse off at the campsite tap we headed into town for breakfast at the Oceanview Restaurant, and then drove toward Tlell, stopping off at Skidegate and various beaches on the way.

We set up camp at Misty Meadows campsite in Naikoon Provincial Park near Tlell.  Then we went for a walk in the forest along the Tlell River.

More big spruce

Bird of the Day:  Semi-palmated plover seen in the dunes at Misty Meadow beach.