Mists of Uclulet 2.0

One of the sweetest things about visiting Canada in midsummer are the looooong days.  9 PM is broad daylight...ten is dusk.  Post happy hour strolls turn into hikes.  My friends and I turned such a saunter into a 6 km trek thru Stanley Park last Sunday.  Here a mama duck takes her charges for an evening swim in the YVR.

After a fine evening in Vancouver, we headed for the island the next day.  Leaving Horseshoe Bay, all three types of BC ferries were on display.  Here a small one is coming in on the left, with a medium sized one farther right.  We were on a big ferry, bound for Nanaimo.

Now I'm in Campbell River, on the 50th parallel.  Thunderstorms were developing over the mainland mountains across the Discovery Channel.

This pair of bald eagles perched on a rock right in front of my motel in Cam River.  They were chillin' after a morning fishing expedition.

Back in Uclulet.  Aah.  I have seen many coasts on five continents, and there are none better than the shore from Uclulet to Tofino on Vancouver Island.  I was here six years ago and published a blog post named The Mists of Uclulet.  It can still be found on this webpage.  No mist on this day, but the scene was just as magical.

These logs are perhaps 15 feet above the tideline.  I would like to see the storm that deposits them this high!  Best stormwatching month hereabouts is November.  I need to come then...after a trip to REI for some rain gear.

Amphitrite Lighthouse, guarding the coast since 1916, on the Wild Pacific Trail in Uclulet.  The squat sturdy construction scheme of the structure is a precaution against winter storms.  Though the lighthouse is a good 30 feet above the normal tideline, huge storms out of the Gulf of Alaska send water up as high as the light.  There's a photo on site to prove it!

Dick, Wilma, and I are staying in a cozy condo (with a private hot tub) by the Wild Pacific Trail.  Here the Lizards are enjoying a tranquil sunset.