Vancouver Island, Day 3

We arose on day 2 to the afore-mentioned cougar warnings. We took some goofy pictures of some goofy trees with goofy people in them, and then continued up the rugged coastline highway. We stopped at the end of the main road, at a place called Port Renfrew. We had fish and chips at the cleanest looking pub in the spread out village, then drove up to Botanical Beach Provincial Park to catch a glimpse of the tide pools.
On the way to Botanical Beach, this black bear seemed perfectly content to chomp on some grass as we parked next him and snapped photos. Maggie had never seen one before, so she was very excited. I don't think it was his first time on the catwalk,... show-off.
The 2km walk down the beach took us through a rain forest. Quite beautiful.

The tide pools themselves were quite expansive and beautiful. I won't bore you with all the inherent sea-life we bore witness to. Rest assured that most everything there was so pretty and glorious, that Maggie wanted to "wad them up into a ball and pop them into (her) mouth".

We drove back to Port Renfrew for showers. The young man operating the shower facility informed us that he also had campsites. We altered plans right then and there as he introduced us to his most popular (and rarely vacant) camp spot. With a glorious view of the bay, we were sold.

Two things you should know about Port Renfrew:

1. The people look a little scabby, but seem to be nice, and are not mutated.

2. In Port Renfrew, if you think you can get those hot dogs with the cheddar already in them (Better Cheddars is a name you may recognize), you will be sorely disappointed.