CRUISING PRINCESS LOUISA INLET
By Trevor Wright
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On September the 11th, I was sitting on a bed in Room #27 of the Driftwood
Inn at Sechelt, watching the TV set - fascinated.
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No need to elaborate on what was happening and everybody
knows what he or she did, or thought that day, but Rosemary and I were in
the scenic surroundings of Sechelt Inlet, waiting for the Sovereign Tour bus.
There were only two of us from the Anglo-Indian Club on the tour; we had hoped
for some of the others to join in, but that was not to be.
The bus carried us through all this great scenery to the
steamer landing at Egmont, where the "Malibu Princess" lay
serenely at her moorings, waiting for about eighty tourists to come on board.
Forest trails opened into Jervis Inlet, against a breathtaking
background vista of mountains and sea that stretched for miles. We were to
traverse this beautiful blue, calm water for a few hours until we reached
the narrows leading to Princess Louisa Inlet, named after Queen Victoria's
daughter. On the way there we were served a delicious barbecued salmon for
lunch, washed down with a nice wine.
The great attraction at the head of Princess Louisa Inlet
was Chatterbox Falls. In early spring and late fall, it is a magnificent sight,
but due to lack of rainfall it was a mere trickle by comparison.
On the return trip to Egmont, the sun set early behind the
mountains turing the scenery into many shades of purple. A few more friends,
a guitar and a sing-along session would have been a fitting end to a perfect
day.
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NOTE: The tour (all inclusive) cost $375.00 per person, which we thought was a bit pricey. The boat trip (as a stand-alone excursion) costs $80.00 per person, including lunch. I would suggest that a carload of people could do the trip much more cheaply. Reservations are essential.