We arrived in Ucluelet to find a beautiful little
harbour dotted with wild little Islets. This is basically the view from
our Snug Harbour Accommodation; a rather splendid B & B establishment on
the edge of town.
I had found and booked it via the internet and we had
a very pleasant four night stay there.
The west coast of Vancouver island is
suitably 'wild' and always has visual interest at whatever time of year.
Indeed, storm watching in autumn is popular hereabouts.
The soil must be very acidic, the
hydrangeas and Azaleas positively glow with colour here.
We are entering a Tsunami hazard zone, it says here.
Mmmmm.
Not sure what to do about that; wellingtons or life
jackets?
This map gives us an idea of the walk we are about to
take around the peninsula.
The trees around here seem to defy the
laws of gravity.
Growths occur in most unlikely places.
My long lens brings the sunset a little closer.
If you look very closely, you can see the head of a
nesting bald headed eagle.
Here is one of said eagles.
This strange apparition appears just
outside the primary school with the intention of slowing down motorists.
Late evening or early morning; I'm not sure.
This star fish was seen during a morning walk around
the peninsula.
Love is all around...
Our walk was conditioned by this notice.
[Although my images show the wild coastal scenery, they
don't show that builders are putting up houses all around the peninsula and coming
right up to the edge of the trail on which we walked. I felt sad that they are
slowly destroying some of what the tourists come to see.]
This gentleman was a volunteer gardening for the
benefit of the community.
