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Pedder Bay Marina, British Columbia

We're all set up in our new campsite at Pedder Bay Marina and it's lovely.

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We left our spot in Bellingham at 6am this morning and caught the 8:25am ferry from Anacortes to Sidney, BC. 

The M/V Chelan:

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We pretty quickly headed into a fog bank and couldn't see much for the beginning of the ride:

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Eventually it cleared and we had a gorgeous view going through the San Juan Islands. We made a quick stop in Friday Harbor on San Juan Island to pick up a few more passengers:

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Canadian waters:

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Welcome to Sidney, BC:

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Pedder Bay Marina's RV Resort is very nice!

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Some of the waterfront spots look out over the marina, and some (like ours) look out over the back bay. Here's the marina:

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And this is the view from our home sweet home:

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Later in the afternoon we headed over to East Sooke to do a hike out in East Sooke Park. We parked at the Pike Road entrance (the furthest west) and took the trail out to the beach. 

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The land all the way across is the Olympic Peninsula:

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We hiked back up and caught the Coast Trail for a bit. Rocky and challenging in spots (but fun), the views were like this:

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…and this:

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Great hike! Afterwards, we drove on around the point as far as we could, and found this:

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Back at camp now, we're cooking up some chicken and asparagus for dinner. The tide came in and we've got a regular bay out here now:

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