The end of the road...
...that would be Lund.
Lund is at the end/beginning of Highway 101...
the initial leg of the Pacific Coastal Highway...
which ends in southern Chile...
15,202 kilometers to the south.
We had the name of an RV park in mind...
one that had been recommended to us.
Our GPS took us directly to SundLund By-The-Sea...
though we couldn't really have missed it...
since it was the only one in the area.
The owner came out to meet and greet...
and went above and beyond to welcome us to Lund.
He suggested we follow the Sundland trail into town...
....and do a walk-about.
First stop...
the tourist information centre.
An old waterwheel put to good use!
Next stop...
Nancy's Bakery to check out their world famous cinnamon buns!
Blackberry cinnamon buns.
Yum!
As you see..
the wasps come from far and wide to check out the cinnamon buns as well.
Since our return home...
I have already tried a copycat version of Nancy's buns...
with fresh blackberries from the garden.
Who would have thought cinnamon buns could taste so good?
The historic Lund Hotel...
circa 1905.
Situated on a magnificent oceanfront setting...
at the gateway to Desolation Sound...
is this beautifully renovated old hotel.
I'd be quite happy to stay there...
if we hadn't brought our home on wheels with us.
We had heard from many sources...
that we had to check out the 'Laughing Oyster' restaurant.
And so we did!
Situated at the tip of Okeover Arm...
some 5 kilometers from Lund...
is a surprise of an eatery!
Our most accommodating host at SundLund reserved our table for us....
and even offered to drive us out...
so we could leave the RV in the park.
We sat at a table with a view...
and watched diners arriving and leaving by boat all evening.
For the first time ever...
I was brave enough to have oyster....
perfectly breaded and served up with a tangy tartar sauce.
We enjoyed a most excellent meal...
in this quaint little building hanging over the inlet.
If you ever visit Lund...
be sure to check out the 'Laughing Oyster'.
Back at the campsite just before dark...
we took another stroll along the boardwalk.
The sunset at Lund...
is a picture I will long remember.
Though we have reached the end of the road...
I have one more spot to show you.
We'll go by water taxi...
tomorrow.
Trying an oyster...now you are brave! No, I have never tried one. I hope to keep that commitment, though I do believe that you found them delicious.
ReplyDeleteAnother beautiful location in your corner.
Cinnamon buns and oysters - fried oysters - mmmmmm. Now, those are my kinds of treats!
ReplyDeleteWe've never been to Lund, but you have done a terrific job as a travel writer, and I'd love to visit!
Once again a lovely outing and I like where we ended up:)
ReplyDeleteOh that sunset was really magical, Judy! It looked like liquid sunshine spreading out like butter on toast.
ReplyDeleteLund looks like a peaceful place to visit--one I'd like to see very much. O am an oyster lover so the Laughing Oyster sounds like my kind of restaurant.
The cinnamon bum was enormous! I am trying very hard to diet fro my daughter's wedding so no treats for me these days :(
Those last 2 evening pictures are especially breathtaking! The Chamber of Commerce should hire you for making people want to travel to BC. As your license plates say, "Beautiful British Columbia"
ReplyDeletewhat a nice trip you had.
ReplyDeletei love the yellow house, and those cinnamon buns look divine. i just hope no one took a bit with that wasp on there..ouch.
What a lovely place. And you've made me change my mind: rather than be a fly on the wall, I want to be a wasp on the cinnamon roll! Yummy.
ReplyDeleteThat last picture is stunning!! Great photo 'Grammy' :)
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely wonderful. I want to go to Lund too! Soon! Not soon enough!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to taste those blackberry cinnamon buns. I have no knead sweet roll dough rising. .maybe I'll test that out as well.
Oh my Judy. You got such wonderful weather on your trip and beautiful backdrops for your photos! Just gorgeous. Makes me want to go and see and of course eat!!
ReplyDeleteOh....I am still dreaming with every post you do of the sunshine coast. Those buns......I'll be making these....soon.
ReplyDeleteOkay, you ARE going to share the recipe for the blackberry cinnamon buns once you get it down pat, right? Man oh man, what a sunset too! And I had no idea that the 101 kept going to Chile, I always stop in Oregon, I will have to go further next time! LOL.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful scenery, good things to eat, a wonderful host - sounds like a great place to visit! That sunset is magnificent.
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