Lund - Gateway to Desoloation Sound

After a long day motoring to Ballet Bay from Princess Louisa, we got up just before 07:00 and the marine weather had changed once again (surprise!) with winds predicted to give us a nice reach up to Lund.  So, we put the coffee on, got the boat ready and pulled up the anchor.  Out onto Malaspina Strait, and no wind, oh well, it was a beautiful day to we pulled up the sail anyways and motored with a bit of help from the mainsail.  Arrived at the dock in Lund around 13:30.  There was one spot left that we squeezed into.  Nothing quite like trying to parallel park a 40 foot sailboat in a 48 foot spot.  No drama thanks to crack crew work from Cathy and an extended boat-hook to pull us into the dock.

 

When we checked in, the Harbour Master Paige.  She welcomed us back, but we hadn't been to Lund for nearly 19 years.  I guess I look like a lot of other white haired, white bearded "gentlemen" sailors that visit Lund regularly and wear a mask!.  We got to know Paige a bit while there, she is a fascinating person.  A former teacher, hotel worker, retail clerk, and certified gemologist from one of the worlds premier gemology schools.  As she was able to tell her grandfather before he passed away a few years ago, she was "a jack of all trades and the Master of the Harbour"!

Over 2 short days we met and talked to a few of the locals.  Great people, all with wonderful stories.  One guy who I'll call the Captain, bought 12 electric bikes and put six on Savory Island for rent.  He ran a-foul of the local legal community but was rescued by friend with a bike business who put the Captains rental business under his bike shop.  Then there was Colin, a fellow Kiwi who came to Canada in the 80s as a 19 year old, ended up settling here, married a Scottish lady, had 2 wonderful daughters, divorced, raised his daughters and lives a simple but fulfilling life on 5 acres in Lund in shack with a trailer for a kitchen

One other major highlight for us was Nancy's Bakery.  Well known in Lund and far and wide, we visited 4 times in 2 days, once for coffee, twice for breakfast and once for lunch.  Everything was delicious and we will go back when we have the chance.

Where the sea takes us

That’s where we will go

Bound for a destination

No plans, just ideas

We will go

Where we are taken