My friend Heather and her dog Dakota came out from the city for a visit. We took advantage of the day and went down to Whiffen Spit.
This is a natural, narrow strip of land that juts out between the Sooke Harbour and the Juan De Fuca Straits.
Its a favorite place for a lovely half hour walk which takes you along driftwood laced beaches to the end of the Spit where there sits an automated foghorn.
The tide was high so there were lots of weird and wonderful surprises along the way....
A bleached out deer skull from who knows where...
This poor little soldier who had seen better days....
Driftwood slowly decaying back into the earth...
Turkish towel seaweed's pretty rust tones...
LOTS of seaweed washed up on shore by the high tides and winds...
Just up from the Spit is a lovely old seaside Inn called The Sooke Harbour House. It is well known for its completely edible garden, gourmet meals and art gallery atmosphere. (as well as its high end room rates!)
A walk around the inside and outside is full of beautiful objects to see...
...wind chimes for the jazz lover...
..Japanese glass floats used to wash up on the shores around here...
...Sculptures carved form one piece of old growth maple...
...and others carved form huge pieces of stone, so lifelike!
So always remember...every day is a chance to start again, renew, rejuvinate, relax, enjoy...
Get Outside!
1 comment:
Great post! Just feel like I went on a little adventure!
Thank you!
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