This morning we awoke to rain on our island vacation. So we stayed in our rental until about 11 a.m. when the rain let up for a few hours.
From our rental we headed south along the west side of the island
to Lime Kiln Point State Park.
We looked out over the Haro Strait to Victoria Canada.
We took the shoreline trail along the coast to the lighthouse at the end.
After talking with a park ranger, we learned that the orca whales don’t arrive until June/July and last year they didn’t make an appearance at all. The park is known as one of the best land based facilities to view wild orcas. Visitors on shore can view them within 20 feet of breaching the surface! That sounds so awesome!
Looking north toward the lighthouse and Canada.
Looking out over the Haro Strait.
Looking west toward Victoria Canada.
I see a small patch of blue sky.
During the right time of year it would be a gorgeous place to use that picnic table and watch the whales.
Isabel is enjoying her stay on the island so far.
Today is a bit wet but we are still enjoying the sights around us.
Our fist look at the lighthouse along the trail.
Looking good family.
If you get enough people in the picture with Daisy, she’ll look at the camera (and say the word TREAT), but even then she doesn’t like her picture taken.
The lighthouse was built in 1919 and that’s about all I know since it was closed for the season.