About 40 Burton relatives gathered at Taku Resort on Quadra Island, across from Campbell River, for 3 days of eating and activities. Helen and Bill, with the assistance of their four kids had all the food arranged, which was fabulous. Breakfast and dinner were provided and everyone was on their own for lunch. When we arrived at Quadra Island it was pouring rain, but by mid-day on Wednesday, July 8 it was beginning to clear. Everyone at Taku had either A-frame cabins or rooms and we also took over the beach house with its two floors and decks where we all ate. Bob and I camped in a lovely area above the resort. One of the highlights was taking care of granddaughter Anita for a few hours while her parents went for a run. We went down on the beach to build rock stacks and Anita is busy showing her grandpa the nice rocks and shells she has found. Note all the shell hats on the piles.
One morning, Joe and Jane (Helen's son and daughter-in-law), Goldie (Bob's daughter) and Gail and I took a 10 km walk around Morte Lake. This is a view of the lake from the first time we saw it. The trail went through lush forest and we even saw a sunken boat. It was good exercise to help walk off some of the food. Bob and I also took a three hour sea kayak tour out of Taku across the open bay and into three other bays where we saw an eagle and some ducks. We all took a walk on Rebecca Spit, across from Taku, played bocce and a game Bill built involving golf balls tied together on 20" strings which you throw towards a fence and try to get them to wrap around the rails. A wonderful time was had by all.
Sunset off of Taku. All the mountains in the distance are either other islands or the BC mainland. The land on the right is Rebecca Spit. On Friday morning we all packed up to leave and stopped in Nanaimo to take the pedestrian ferry to Protection Island to see Sarah (Bill and Helen's daughter) and John's new house and the 400 square foot cabin they have been visiting for years. We ate dinner there before heading down to Joe and Jane's farm to camp in their back field. We loaned Snoopy to Alice, Jens and Anita and Joe outfitted us with a huge 3-man tent with the thickest air mattress (1 1/2 feet) I have ever slept on. They had provided port-a-potties for all.
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