After being here for a week, I quickly learnt that a sunny day in Prince Rupert is not to be spent indoors. Therefore, when today was forecasted to be sunny, Jessica and I jumped on the chance to hike the Metlakatla Trail. The Metlakatla Wilderness Trail is located about a 20 minute ferry ride from Prince Rupert. It was great to be out on the water, even if it was on a ferry. Metlakatla is a small Tsimshian community, home to about 100 people. We were originally supposed to complete this hike with the Prince Rupert Middle School on a field trip tomorrow but because of job action that will not be happening so we headed out there today.

The trail was absolutely breathtaking and the ocean views were fantastic.  I enjoyed exploring the tidal pools featuring crabs, various types of seaweed, and many, many shells. We had packed a picnic lunch which we enjoyed on a pristine beach. We didn’t see a lot of wildlife but heard that people have seen bears, deer, and even whales. The trail was 20 km in total but we only did 16km as we were running out of time to get back to the ferry and didn’t want to be stuck in Metlakatla overnight. All in all it was a wonderful day spent enjoying nature and sunshine!