Friday, July 5
(Travel to Egmont, BC)
18:30 - Summer BBQ and Bonfire
West Coast Wilderness Lodge
Friday is a fairly open day - we hope you will take some time to enjoy Vancouver before making the beautiful journey to Egmont, BC, where our wedding will take place!
We have more the info on logistics and accommodation on the FAQ, but please read on:
Travel to Egmont
There are 3 ways we would recommend you use to get to Egmont & the West Coast Wilderness Lodge
Ferry - with car
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In the summer, you must make a ferry reservation via BC ferries if you plan to travel by car. We recommend reserving as soon as possible. There will be available parking at the Lodge.
Total Travel Time: ~3.5 Hours
The trip from Vancouver to the village of Egmont on the Sunshine Coast is a simple, scenic route.
Drive your car to the ferry terminal in West Vancouver (Horseshoe Bay). Arrive at least 30 min from your sailing time if you have a reservation (more if not). The crossing from Horseshoe Bay to Langdale is a scenic 40 minute trip and passes through Howe Sound, one of B.C.’s famous fjords.
Your ferry ride ends at Langdale in the town of Gibsons, which boasts a lively seaside harbour. From here, it is an hour-and-a-half drive to our resort.
Sechelt, a half hour from Gibsons, has some excellent lunchtime restaurants and artisan shops. Sechelt means “land between two waters” and is the isthmus that connects the rest of the Sunshine Coast peninsula to the mainland. An excellent quick stop during your trip is at Sechelt’s Porpoise Bay.
As you continue north, the road passes through quaint Pender Harbour to Egmont. Craggy bluffs with lichen, moss and Arbutus pass by on your right and to your left, the panoramic Strait of Georgia. Ruby Lake is another great stop to catch the afternoon sun on a sandy beach, just before you turn off to the tiny village of Egmont.
BC Ferries - Horseshoe Bay to Langdale
https://www.bcferries.com/routes-fares/schedules/daily/HSB-LNG
Ferry - without car
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Total Travel Time: ~3.5 Hours
Foot passengers on this BC Ferries route cannot book a reservation in advance, but generally foot passengers are likely to be accommodated and have more flexibility with which ferry they catch.
Catch an uber, taxi, or bus. The 250 bus from Downtown Vancouver and 257 bus from nearby the Sun Yat Sen Gardens are good options to Horseshoe Bay.
The crossing from Horseshoe Bay to Langdale is a scenic 40 minute trip and passes through Howe Sound, one of B.C.’s famous fjords.
Your ferry ride ends at Langdale in the town of Gibsons, which boasts a lively seaside harbour. From here, it is an hour-and-a-half drive to our resort.
We will have a shuttle bus from Gibsons (Langdale Ferry Terminal) to the WCWL on 4/5 Friday in early afternoon and on 4/7 Sunday in mid-morning (we will reach out to you to let you know times if you indicate on your RSVP that you are traveling without a car).
Helpful links
sea plane
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Sunshine Coast Air offers service from Vancouver and Nanaimo to Sechelt with connecting flights to the Lodge, as well as chartered flights from a range of locations. To contact Sunshine Coast Air directly, call 1-604-740-8889, or visit their website at www.sunshinecoastair.com.
Harbour Air also offers daily scheduled flights from Vancouver, Victoria & Nanaimo to Sechelt with connecting flights to the Lodge. To book a flight directly with Harbour Air call 1-800-665-0212.
accommodation in egmont
Dan and Anne have blocked rooms for wedding guests to book at the West Coast Wilderness Lodge, where the wedding will take place.
To book your rooms, please use the accommodation page to select your rooming option.
The BackEddy Inn is nextdoor to the WCWL - a 5 minute walk to the venue. Rooms have also been blocked at the BackEddy and will remain reserved until April 22, after which they will be released to the public.
Check-in begins at 3:30pm
summer bbq & bonfire
Join us for a BBQ dinner and drinks on the lower lawn at the West Coast Wilderness Lodge starting at 18:30, followed by a bonfire and s’mores into the evening.
