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02/06/2026
About last weekend … 🏕️
Thanks .explores for a great trip and all your backpacking tips 🙌
We know a place 😍
This cafe sits right at the trailhead for Skookumchuck Narrows, BC and is a great place to fuel up before the hike. The coffee is decent and if they have cinnamon buns when you visit, get one. They get a lot of love on Google Reviews and after trying them, we completely understand why! 🤤
📍Skookumchuck Bakery and Café, Egmont, Sunshine Coast, BC 🇨🇦
19/05/2026
Beavers going about their evening business in the marshland they created on the Sunshine Coast, BC.
We’ve seen beavers before but only ever swimming past. Seeing them actually at work felt really special.
Some photos and videos from this little encounter below. Just look at those tiny paws 😍
📸 Shot on Canon R6III with Canon RF 100-500mm L lens
16/05/2026
Sunshine Coast last weekend was such a good trip! This place has it all: beautiful bays, breathtaking hikes and the most peaceful vibe ☀️🌊🌲 And it’s only a 40-min ferry ride from Vancouver. Is it too soon to want to go back?
Minutes before this, we were watching this beautiful whale feeding near Siwash Rock in Stanley Park along with dozens of other people and feeling so damn lucky!
Then we saw a jet ski going at speed, past the whale and toward Lions Gate Bridge. When the jet ski turned back and started speeding right at the whale we just knew. We both said it out loud. A few people around us said it too. Everyone could see the danger except the person on the jet ski, either completely oblivious or just plain ignorant.
And then it happened so fast 💔
The sound of the jet ski hitting the whale at full speed was absolutely sickening. What was supposed to be a lovely evening of watching wildlife disappeared instantly. We were shaken. Sad for the whale, angry at what we’d just seen and honestly, just disappointed.
People will say accidents happen. But when you’re repeatedly speeding close to a whale that’s been in the same area all afternoon, with people clearly watching from shore, you’re significantly increasing the risk. You have the whole bay, why go that close?
We’re sharing this because moments like seeing a whale up close are what make people care about nature. If you saw it this week, we hope that like us you felt pure joy and awe. And that matters, because we tend to protect what we love. But more people sometimes means more harm.
We don’t like rules and regulations, but we clearly need them. Not to ruin anyone’s fun, but because “being adults who should know better” isn’t always enough.
Please give wildlife space. It’s illegal to get within 200 metres of grey whales on any vessel, including non-motorized ones like kayaks and paddle boards. 200 metres is roughly the length of two soccer fields or about 15 school buses. In fact, there were a few kayaks and two sailboats in the area, and they all kept their distance. The jet ski was the only one that didn’t.
Within minutes, the DFO arrived. The whale spouted a few times afterward but stopped feeding. We don’t know if it’s okay, but we do know our inlet needs better protection for whales when they come this close and stay this long.
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