Fairy Lake Camping

 We decided to take an excursion west of Victoria out to Port Renfrew -- there are a few lakes up the San Juan River to choose from.
 


Our initial plan was to stay at Lizard Lake -- however upon arrival it was crowded and there was only one general lake access. So we headed back to Fairy Lake, which has a larger campsite and we scored a spot right on the lake. Yippee!

Then we rowed out across the lake to where the slow moving river winds its way through the forest. We found a deep section where an otter was hanging out and an eagle was trying to catch fish. Good sign right?

After little success (only caught one wee fishy and he managed to get away!), we headed back to camp, hungry for dinner.

Unfortunately the camp stove we brought was propane when all we had was white gas.... uh-oh... and there's a province-wide campfire ban, so that was out of the question. We headed to Port Renfrew, but the general store had closed early. Luckily the local fisherman's watering hole was still open so we ordered up some tasty home-cooked grub and had dinner back at camp under the tarp in the pouring rain. No leaks though!

The next morning Cam did a little fishing...

Then we packed up and headed to Botanical Beach for a short hike.