Blog #7

The ocean breeze whips in my face, seagulls high above me caw, soaring in the sky. I am on Vancouver Island, at Botanical Beach, about an hour out of a small town called Port Renfrew. Hardly anyone goes there anymore, other than ocean scientists coming to study the wildlife, and a few tourists. A two-mile hike through the thick woods will get you there, to this limestone beach that stretches for miles, carved by the waves over the years into one of the most amazing places on the island. With no one else there, it gives you a sense of peace, makes you feel like anything is possible. If you're lucky, you might see seals, orcas, or other animals you can't see many other places. It might not be tropical like Mexico, it's not far away and exotic like Australia or some other place, but go there, and you'll see what I mean. It really is an amazing place.