Ucluelet!

One of our New Year’s Resolutions was to see a new part of the island every month. A couple of weekends ago we drove out to the West Coast to the fishing/tourist town of Ucluelet and just poked around.
Man, there’s a lot of development out there since the last time I was there. All these huge houses that while beautiful, seem excessive.
We took a little detour on route to Ucluelet up to a campsite at the base of Kennedy Arm in Barkely Sound. It was a gorgeous area and seemed like a fabulous place to start a kayak trip when summer comes round (which is getting closer and closer! hee!). The drive up to the campsite was a bit annoying since it is along a forestry road and driving forestry roads is hard on your ass. A lot of bumping around.
We walked along the Wild Pacific Trail for a bit, checked out some of the beaches, and had our picnic lunch at the lighthouse.
After lunch we took another detour to Port Albion to see what’s there. Nothing, in case you ever feel the urge to go there, don’t. It’s just a fishing town and reserve. Although it did have this gorgeous abandoned boat on one of the beaches, and I’m a sucker for an abandoned boat.
Of course, since we were on the West Coast we couldn’t go home without first talking a stroll on Long Beach. I just love Long Beach, its always breathtaking and always something interesting happen. This day was no exception as we got to watch a seagull attacking a crab. My heart ached for the crab, but it was still fascinating to see.

2 Responses to “Ucluelet!”

1. LisaB says:

   January 30, 2006 at 4:41 pm

   yay- pictures! I love abandoned boats too!
   It’s a good way to force yourself to play tourist in your own neck of the woods – one outing a month, good idea.
2. Anonymous says:

   February 2, 2006 at 7:57 pm

   Hey, I love that boat. Looks like a painting waiting to happen!!
   Vancouver Island is truly a paradise.
   Take care.
   Mom