Pacific Ocean & Vancouver Island

We have Bald Eagles all across our provinces but these photos were taken in Ucluelet on Vancouver Island.  This is one of my favourite places to visit.  It is home to the Wild Pacific Trail, Broken Group Islands, whale festival in March, situated next to the Pacific Rim National Park (Tofino half an hour north) and wildlife abounds.  I would highly recommend a visit here if given the chance. When we were out whale watching we saw a “flock” of bald eagles out on the ocean diving into the water eating the same roe that the whales were feeding on. Unfortunately, we were in very rough waters at the time and  it was raining  hard as we passed by so I could not get photos of that.

We couldn’t get closer to this nesting pair because of the rough surf that day.  An enormous tree with a huge eagle nest at the top.  I wonder how they withstand all the weather and winds being so out in the open.

Enjoy!

~Sharon

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Walk on the Wild Side . . . rocks, ocean, surf, spray, rainforest and the scent of the ocean is what you will experience on this trail. In the winter this area has become popular for “storm watching”.  These photos are taken from the Lighthouse Trail which is just a small part of the larger Wild Pacific Trail.  Magnificent is all I can say.  Today a few photos from the Wild Pacific Trail.

There are signs posted here calling this area the “Graveyard of the Pacific” as many ships have been lost to storms on the rocky coast.

Enjoy!

~Sharon

A sunny but windy day provided these magnificent waves in the Long Beach area.  Today, some photos from Pacific Rim National Park – truly a unique place in Canada.  Giant logs wash up with the tides and are in constant motion.

I found it curious that rocks were thrown up by the surf  in rather straight lines.

This area is very popular with the young surfer crowd and we watched this fellow heading out to catch his waves.

Enjoy!

~Sharon