Denman and Hornby Islands

 A group of 15 riders met at Buckley Bay for the ride on Denman and Hornby. Some rode from Courtenay, some from Union Bay and some drove to the terminal. After taking the new cable ferry, the Baynes Sound Connector, we rode across the island, via Lacon and McFarlane Rd to Gravelly Bay where we caught the ferry to Hornby. We then rode out to Whaling Station Bay for lunch after a short stop at the Shields Rd. Coop store. On the return trip the group took a few different routes, checking out some trails and other locations. Many stopped at the Cardboard House Bakery where Eamonn enjoyed a great piece of low-cal cheesecake! After this, we made our way to the 2PM ferry only to find our fearless leader, Georgina as well as Dick, were not there. After an intensive search we made the assumption that they had chosen to take an earlier ferry. The majority of the group then watched a weather system move in and rain pour down on us during our ride on Denman from ferry terminal to ferry terminal…only to stop once we reached the terminal! Total distance of the ride was a little over 50 km on the islands. Route is shown here.