Cowichan Valley - Cherry Point Beach

We hadn't consulted Theo Dombrowski's excellent Secret Beaches series for a few months and I knew that we were "missing" a few beaches south of Crofton. This day (2017-06-04), his advice took us to Cherry Point Beach. I suspect that this awesome sandy beach is anything but secret; at least to the locals. We were surprised by how sandy vast stretches of the beach were. Closer to the little creek that flows out at the one end of Cherry Point Beach, the beach was a bit pebbly.

Sandy stretches at Cherry Point Beach...

Mill Bay - Beach at the Nature Park

It had been quite some time since I'd consulted Theo Dombrowski's excellent Secret Beaches series. I knew there were beaches south of Duncan that were yet to be explored. So, on this weekend, Hanne, Lilo, and I decided to check out the beach at the Nature Park in Mill Bay. As Dombrowski rightly points out, this is not a "lay down a towel, sun yourself, and go for a swim"-type beach. This beach is all about pebbles, rocks, boulders, and seashells. That shouldn't dissuade anyone from visiting the park; the trail through shady forest is well worth a stroll.

Mill Bay Nature Park (2017-06-11)

Ladysmith - Elliot Beach

We don't visit Elliot Beach very often. When we do, I always wonder, why not. It's not too far from home, so perhaps it's because the turnoff from the highway is not one our usual routes. Anyway, we ought to come more often and, more to the point, we ought to launch our kayaks here.

Elliot Beach (2017-06-13)

Tofino - At Incinerator Rock

After eight years, Sabrina was back for a visit. Since Hanne and I hadn't been back to Pacific Rim National Park in over a year, this visit seemed like a good time to reacquaint ourselves with the Long Beach area. Our last stop in the area, before heading home, was the beach at Incinerator Rock. Here we reminisced about Marco's "brief" swim in the Pacific.

Incinerator Rock (2017-06-28)