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We are planning a weekday trip to the Sunshine coast, from Vancouver next month.
1) Is 1 day trip enough ?
2) How far could we cover in a day, on a rental car at a leisurely pace?
3) Which are the places to see on the Sunshine Coast - apart from Lund, Saltery Bay, Earls Cove, Egmont, Pendor harbour ?
Any advise/tips for the trip would be appreciated
I have never driven up from Vancouver, so I can't tell you how long that takes. As far as I know, it can be done in half a day one way, but someone else should answer this. There are a couple of ferries you need to take, and you should find out the schedules from BC Ferries. I have only taken the ferry from Comox on Vancouver Island to Powell River, then driven the rest of the way North from there.
My suggestion, if you're going to go all the way to Lund, look into Savory Island, which is a short passenger ferry ride from Lund. It is a beautiful island, surrounded by sandy beaches, and the water is surprisingly warm (compared to Vancouver and Southern Vancouver Island that is). There is no electricity on the island, and that by itself makes it a neat place to stay, and very friendly. When we were there, we biked around the island's gravel roads and walked along the beautiful beaches on the southern side of the island.
So you would need to add an extra night or two to do this - it wouldn't be a one-day trip from Vancouver.
The Ferries will only give you 12 hours. Definately not enough time.
We drove from Gibson's to Lund a few years back when we were on vacation. It was a 2-day trip to get there and back and we didn't make a pile of stops along the way.
My introduction to the Sunshine Coast had me wondering - while the sun was out on the ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Langdale, the rain made an appearance a couple of hours later, and then fell in full force the next day. Liquid Sunshine Coast, I guess. But in any case, while the rain held off, it offered me some spectacular views.
A ferry ride from Horseshoe Bay to Langdale brings you to the wonderful Sunshine Coast just a short distance northwest of Vancouver.
One of the chief attractions here is the famous Skookumchuk Rapids in Sechelt Inlet when the tide changes create an oceanic river that surges through the 450 meter-wide narrows at speeds of more than 14 Knots. The rapids creat a challenge to the most daring surfers and kayakers. On a 3 meter tide more than 200 billion gallons of water surge through this gap. The name "Skookumchuck" means "fast water" in the Chinook language.
Here is a movie of the daring!!
MOVIE
Watch this dramatic video of a large tugboat towing a loaded barge suddenly capsizing and rolling over in the middle of Skookumchuck Narrows. Luckily, no one was killed but it shows the hazards of navigation in these dangerous waters.
Several picturesque villages will be found along the way including:
Gibsons
Egmont
Earls Cove
Pender Harbour
Saltry Bay
Desolation Sound
Powell River
Halfmoon Bay
Savary Island
Read about some of the other ocean rapids in this area:
Running the Rapids
Photo courtesy Egmont Marina
Just north of the Sechelt Penninsula is a small park, recently created to preserve what is believed to be the oldest living trees in B.C. The Caren Range Uplands park has several ancient Yellow Cedar trees that are nearly 2000 years old. A recent ring count on a stump of a downed tree gave an age of 1878 years.
More information on this link:
Counting the rings
Jervis Inlet which snakes its way inland north of the Sechelt Penninsula for about 45 miles has been sounded to more than 4000' making it the deepest fjord on the face of the earth.
Powell Lake near the town of Powell River. is one of the deepest lakes in the area and prior to the ice age was connected to the sea. Samples of seawater have been taken from the deepest parts of the lake, more than 1600 feet down. Powell River itself is one of the shortest rivers....a mere 500 meters long, although some would claim that Tsusiat river which empties directly onto the beach via Tsusiat Falls on Vancouver Island's west coast has that honor...merely less than 5-10 feet!
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Q: Is one day trip to Sunshine coast enough ? "We are planning a weekday trip to the Sunshine coast, from Vancouver next month. 1) Is 1 day trip enough ? 2) How far could we..."
A: "I have never driven up from Vancouver, so I can't tell you how long that takes. As far as I know, it can be done in half a day one way, but someone else should answer..."
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