31.03.-03.04.23 - Roberts Creek, BC

On the 31st, our last day in Yukon, we continued our journey to Roberts Creek in British Columbia. Roberts Creek is located north of Vancouver, but can only be reached by ferry. The trip started on the morning of March 31st in Haines Junction, after our host father Ryan dropped off his children at school. He then drove us to the airport in Whitehorse, which is 160 km away, from where we (surprisingly punctual) boarded our flight to Vancouver. Upon arriving in Vancouver, we took public transportation (which we now know quite well) to downtown to grab a quick bite to eat and then continue to the ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Langdale. The ferry costs just under $15 (€10.50) per person, making it relatively inexpensive compared to local prices. Once we arrived on the other side, our new host mother Daniela unfortunately did not pick us up, so we waited about 30 minutes for the next bus. When we arrived at our temporary new home, we were a bit disappointed for the first time. Our accommodation here is - to put it cautiously - spartan. We only have a compost toilet (almost like an outhouse, except that you sprinkle sawdust over it afterwards), which is located outside (we currently have temperatures around freezing point both during the day and at night). We do have a shower, but neither an inlet nor an outlet are connected, so it is not functional. Our sink (also outside) only has cold water. Inside our accommodation, there is a bed and a small kitchen with an induction hot plate, for which we have only one pot. However, we are only here for 2 weeks and will somehow pass the time.

The work here is relatively relaxed. We are mainly responsible for gardening, weeding, planting vegetables, pruning hedges and trees, removing needles and branches from roofs, cleaning roof windows, etc. Here, too, we can use one of Daniela's cars and are thus a little mobile. Depending on the weather, we are currently planning our onward journey through the Caribbean to South America. We are also planning trips to the nearby Mount Elphinstone (1232 m) and to some parks. We may also have the opportunity to take a few tours with kayaks or canoes through nearby fjords, where we might still have the chance to see a bear (maybe some of them are already awake). We'll see!