Our last full day in Lund had nothing scheduled so we took advantage of the sunshine. The active folk took the water taxi over to Savary Island for a long walk, Elizabeth continued her search for driftwood and I had a serious plan to find a beach to read my Kate Morton novel. Jackie put a handle on her teapot and recycled most of her…
I thought I'd try to compress the two waiting days into one blog but what's the point of taking photos if no-one sees them? On the Sunday the more energetic members of our group took off for a major hike, Elizabeth headed south to a beach to look for suitable driftwood for garden furniture fabrication. Me, I opted to drive the short distance across the…
It was a thrill to be involved in the firing of a salt kiln again. Jackie turned on the kiln early in the morning, in fact Jackie did almost all the work. She wanted us to see how she makes the best use of her kiln. We provided the items to be salt fired and were happy to leave Jackie to make her considered decisions…
I left Madeira Park around 9am for the wiggly half-hour drive to Earl's Cove and was in good time for the 10.35am ferry to Saltery Bay, a fifty minute run. With only a brief stop at a viewpoint just south of Powell River it took just over an hour to arrive at the end of the road in Lund. The sign says it all. …
When long-time potter friend June MacDonald heard that I needed to be in Lund by noon on Friday July 5th she suggested I head out on the Thursday and spend the night at their rural home in Madeira Park. So that was my destination on the first day of my big salt-firing adventure! I left Port Moody early and was able to get on the…