After last week’s trip down Memory Lane for Father’s Day, let’s head back to Vancouver Island and one of my favorite beaches on the southwest “corner” of the island, Botanical Beach near Port Renfrew. it’s not a sandy beach. Rather, it’s made of giant slabs of rock that only appear at low tide, so we timed our trek with that in mind. If you recall the photos of the sea otter I shared a couple of weeks ago, this is the place where we saw him, just between the shore and the rocks out in the water.
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The holes in the rocks filled with sea life (like crabs and anemones) are endlessly fascinating.
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See the giant burl on that cedar tree? That’s my hubby standing next to the tree, just to give you some perspective!
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Ha, I don’t think I saw your husband by the gnarliest tree when I first saw it on FB, Valerie!
Hi Valerie- wow, those rock pools look awesome! One of our favourite things to do is explore rock pools and the life in them, the boys can spend a REALLY long time searching for creatures (good time for me to catch up on reading after awhile!!)
We spent the day cross country skiing- it was very icy which made it more challenging, but we had a great time, and two very tired boys!!
I’ve never seen such a gnarly tree:)
Blessings:)
I had to look closely to find your husband by that HUGE tree. You called it a cedar tree? Is that the same kind of cedar tree we used for Christmas trees when I was a kid??
Hi Valerie! Beautiful, inspiring pictures of God’s wonderful creation. Took me a minute to see your husband next to the gnarly tree. The ocean shores are very different from Lake Michigan sandy beaches. Thanks for sharing. Best wishes and happy writing.
Hi Valerie, I love the stunning beach photos! Thanks for sharing your vacation. One day I’ll visit your beautiful country. :)
Love the pics! I had to expand that tree photo a bunch to find Jim, WOW!!
Good morning on this bright and beautiful day in Central Texas.
Oh, Valerie, what beautiful pictures. I would love to go there some day. I never thought about the rocky areas of beaches. I can see how it would be a place of Gods creatures and His beautiful hands at work. I will always have a different prospect of the beach now. Thank you for sharing and have a wonderful and blessed day, know matter the weather, Gods creations are always a wonder to behold.
Kathy
Wow, what a tree! And what a hub to pose for you like that….LOL.
That cedar tree is something else! We live near the big coast redwoods, but that cedar gives them some competition!
He was wearing camo LOL! At least for that particular tree!
Sounds lovely. We did a lot of cross-country skiing when our kids were young. Since then we’ve switched to snowshoeing… when one of us isn’t needing/recovering from knee surgery (hubby, last winter) or a heart attack (me, this winter).
Also we both love the ocean… as you may have noticed. :)
Western Red Cedar – not likely what you had as a Christmas tree, no!
I’ve been to Lake Michigan several times (my sis lives in Racine), and yes, it’s very different! The Great Lakes are pretty amazing too.
I’d be happy to host you anytime!
LOL, right? So hidden.
I’m so glad you’re enjoying the ocean visit via the blog!
LOL I take a lot of photos. He’s used to it! Also, you pretty much need a person in there to appreciate the size of the burl.
We’ve visited some of the redwood groves near Klamath, California, and many of the redwoods we saw there are definitely a lot larger than this tree. But coastal British Columbia does have some fairly impressive ones :)
Thanks for sharing gorgeous photos. I love the ocean! That tree and burl are incredible. It took me a while to find your husband.
Looks like a really fun trek. Cool pics.
I’m glad you enjoyed the photos!
Thanks :)