Belcarra Beach

We went to Belcarra the other day, you might remember that it was one of our first discovery trips when we arrived in Canada over two years ago. We were impressed then, but even after pretty much searching the entire area that can realistically be covered in a day trip, it is still up there as one of the prettiest places we discovered while over in this neck of the woods.

Belcarra has a beach, which we didn't discover last time, so we scoured around there until we were told that the tide was just about to come in and we would soon be waist deep in water if we didn't skedaddle out of there pronto.

The coast was really interesting those; surrounded by a pin straight redwood forest and a tangle of trees that stretched all the was to the coast, literally. Where the tide had sculpted the coastline, the water had actually carried all the soil away, leaving these tremendous trees standing on their roots alone, creating dark caves underneath.

Time would ensure that these trees would indeed fall at some stage, as was evident be the overturned and severed stumps lying on the edge of the beach.

We were hoping to see a bear (drat) but we did see this deer, so that was pretty good. We are yet to see a bear in the wild. We don't want a close-up look, just a drive-by-at-a-safe-distance look. Someone was telling me that people are getting them in their backyards up at the North Shore (Vancouver) and that I should stop in for a cuppa with someone up there if I want to see a bear! Ummm....rather not thanks!

Anyway, we all had fun searching the beach, clamouring over rocks and playing in the park.

Ashley is off for the week, if you hadn't already worked out. It is the Canada Day long weekend over here; we are off to Whistler, tomorrow.