Very satisfying day. I made the 9:00 ferry to Denman and no one on the ferry thought I'd be able to make the 9:40 sailing to Hornby on my bike because it was 11km (docked at 9:15), but I decided to take the challenge, so I boogied there as fast as I could, admiring a nice view of the island from an offshore angle that I hadn't been blessed with yet. Against all odds, I manged to make the ferry with about a minute to spare, thanks to the fact that they were 10 minutes late due to refueling. So I'd lucked out and was stoked. Once on Hornby, I found the trail I was looking for that went along some cliffs and boasted an even better view of the island which has definitely helped me gain perspective and oreintation. Really cool trail since it was pretty high up. I made to to the Co-op, which is the one of two centers on the island. Both islands have a population of about 900, but Hornby's triples during the summer. The co-op was really cool, it had a gas station, grocery store, hardware store, clothing store, and book store. It's so chill there that they don't even watch the book store, they just have a bowl to put your money in, so I bought a Tom Robbins book (Even Cowgirls Get the Blues) and one called "Handbook to Higher Consciousness". I was expecting hippies on the island and I wasn't dissapointed. Lots of em and really cool unique, crazy-ass houses too. But also other people, like retirees. 20 years ago you could get a 1/2 acre of land for $12,000, but nowadays it's like $150,000, so the richees are movin in. There's only one section of logging on a 40acre piece of land, compared to Denman which is probably 1/3 logged. Tribune Bay (and the beach) was really nice. Big beach, white sand just like I expected. Really sweet, but apparently totally packed in the summer. I walked along the water passed some neat rock formations and out to a point where I could see Little Tribune Bay and what must have been over 5000 sea-gulls. I took my shirt off and laid in the grass in the sun (beautiful day), and watched hundreds and hundreds of birds flying overhead, but it didn't even make a dent in the number of birds in the other bay. After the beach, I went to Helliwell Park, which has a bunch of cliffs/bluffs and views of the coast mountains, some of which have really cool peaks and I'd like to find out what they are. Hornby definitely has some cool shit to check out, and the view of Mt Arrowsmith beyond Qualicum was pretty gnarly, and up the island, there was even a view of Mt Albert Edward, the third highest on the island, but you can hike to the top and get spectacular views in a really long day-hike. So I made my way back to the ferry, and after asking two guys if they'd let me hitch a ride across Denman (rude fuckers), some lady hooked me up with a ride, and we talked the whole way. Learned a ton about the area. No predators on Hornby, lots of deer, tons of tourists in summer, hippies arrived as draft-dodgers and there was much conflict with the farmers who were there first. Lots of other stuff too, she was reall nice and informative (unlike everyone else I run into). Overall, I think I biked about 35km, and hiked 4km. I'd go back too I think. Lots pf other things I wanted to say too, but oh well. I expanded on last nights dinner tonight, but still keeping the white & green theme. In addition to the white and green onions, spinach, zuccini, and broccoli, I added kale, asparagus, cauliflower, and even cashews and jalepenos, with great success. Very happy with myself. I'd also like to mention that I've tried a new deodorent, with tremendous success. Even now, after a full day in the sun and intense physical activity, I can't notice any stench at all. It's like this crystal stick that you get wet to apply. I think it has salt in it. Got it at the health food store. Oh I just remembered something I thought of today. Change. People resist change, yet change is the only constant. Observe birds. They could just sit in their cozy nests, refusing to migrate south to get food (or warmth), but they don't. They just ride the 'winds' of change and go with the flow. I like that. Hornby only has cops for 5 months out of the year. Lucky....