Comox

Before our return home to Calgary we had a quick stop in Comox to visit Dave and Katy and their new baby Nicholas and also to see out other friends dave and Ashley and their son Levi. It's always fun times in Comox.

Dave, Nicholas, Carly and Andrew

Little Nick (3 months)

It felt funny holding such a small package after trying to lug our two around.

Out for a play. Nice jacket Nick!

Dave and I snuck out for a cheeky little pint one afternoon. Not a bad view from the patio at the Blackfin.

Nick and Bailey

Dave and Katy at our beach side wiener roast

Dave and Ashley.

Levi and Nick

Building a fort

dessert

Kids and a sunset over the Comox harbour at Goose Spit.

Long Beach/Tofino

We spent 5 nights at the Bella Pacifica campground just outside of Tofino. The weather was perfect. 25 and sunny everyday after the morning fog burned off. If you haven't been, you have to go.

Art and Camryn in the morning mist.

Looking for critters in the tide pools

Wading - yes, we got wet.

The Giurici's on the beach

Supervising.

Early morning on the beach

beach lookout

Assorted sea creatures clinging to the rocks

a sun star

long exposure special effects

Owen's floating head and some special effects

Carly's floating torso and some special effects

Miss Camryn

This is one exposure with multiple flashes. The kids loved doing these.

Crab boil on the beach. For future reference. It takes a LONG time to boil a pot of water that big.

Water taxi to Meares Island and big tree walk.

A really big Cedar

On the boardwalk

Another really big tree

looking at slugs

Waiting for the return water taxi home.

Andrew and I supervising the driver on the return trip home.

Andrew and a MASSIVE geoduck clam. We happened to be at the dock in Tofino when they were unloading a fishing boat. The guy asked Andrew if he wanted to hold one and he said yes! So I snapped this picture.

Miracle Beach to Port Alberni

We spent 4 nights at Miracle Beach after our first 4 nights at French Beach. Weather was great as you can see.

On holiday

Dead calm. Out for a paddle.

Breakfast sandwiches on the grill

Carly and Andrew playing in the water

Black Creek Mini Golf

Port Alberni

French Beach and Nanaimo

French Beach

Huge campsite at French Beach

Real trees

Crooked toothed swimmer

"Servant! Come hither and remove me from this rock forth with"

Andrew and I after 10km ride from the Sooke potholes to Sooke.

Lighthouse near French Beach

Harbor Air taxiing

On the Ferry

After a stop for the night in Kamloops we took the ferry to Vancouver Island.

Always the Star

Seagull cruising for handouts

Mt. Baker and the other ferry

On the Vehicle Deck