Day 4 - Cribb Creek to Walbran Creek - July 1, 2013

Day Four
      (Cribb Creek to Walbran Creek)


Now the terrain changes to more up and down as we cross deep drainages and rushing creeks.

 
Verity and Felicity are becoming masters at making and breaking camp.

 We start off along the beach in the fog.

                                                       Out of the pall we spy what might be Benjamin Franklin, in profile, with a tree growing out of his head.

              
There is Carmanah Point Lighthouse in the distance.





 Then close up.

After a time in the forest we come down to tide water and trek on until nearing Chez Monique. Verity finds time for a little beach art along  the way.




Along this corduroy highway I slipped into a shallow crevasse and mildly twisted my ankle.   



Rounding a corner there are sand beaches that lead us on to Chez Monique - home of cold coke, twenty dollar so-so hamburgers and a rather funky beach architecture employing beachcombed materials.

 That marked the end of easy street.  Now we climb.  





Then descend, then climb, then descend.  Sometimes there are trolley and cable cars across the streams and those are always fun.




 We trod on arriving at Walbran Creek kilometre 53 with just over 20 kilometres to go.  We pitch tent and have a snort of rum.