English Bay

A few images from a winter's evening spent sailing with close friends. 

On the waters of English Bay

A Perfect Day

It was a perfect day; a rare day. 

It was a day filled with so many of my favourite things. 

It was virtually a flawless birthday. 

Surfing and Sunsets- Last couple days at age 26.

The first beach day was a short one. I was kind of glad I had committed myself to shooting rather than surfing. I'm pretty sure I was as content on the sand as I would have been in the water. Plus, as Laura and her friend's shredded (do they even call it that?) her dog Delani kept me company. 

There's a girls only surf competition in a couple weeks I want to come back for- strictly for photography's sake... If I make it out I'll definitely be posting about it. 

That afternoon I tried to find some other friends of mine who were kite boarding at Chesterman's, but I missed them. I snapped a couple shots and moved on. 

They found me in Tofino later and as the evening approached we walked to the beach for a sunset mission. 

It was glorious. The sky glowed for hours as we inspected sea creatures, climbed an old over-hanging shoreline tree, and explored a cave. 

As we wandered along the beach we felt as though we were inside a giant snow-globe with stars instead of snowflakes. 

Those were yesterday's adventures. Today I ate a delicious Gringo from Tacofino and went surfing with Dan for the afternoon. A little slack-line was thrown into the mix as well. It was a perfect way to spend my last day as a 26 year old. 

What an amazing year.

Sailing through the Gulf Islands and Desolation Sound

After another body-wrecking season of tree planting, I had the incredible opportunity to climb onto my friend's sailboat and embark on a much different journey. We went for a 10 day trip around the gulf islands. After three days at an unforgettable island music festival, we headed through Desolation Sound, and then down the sunshine coast to return home to Vancouver. 

We spent the first couple nights sleeping outside on the deck with a starry sky above us as we rocked with the calm breaths of the sea. 

I took my contact lenses out and slept with my glasses on. When I woke up periodically throughout the night, I opened my eyes and smiled. 

There was a fortune of aquatic estates tucked away in Pridauex Haven and surrounding inlets. 

We had only one day of overcast, cool weather. Otherwise, nothing but sunshine and heat. It was a nice reminder of how awesome it is to be born and living in Canada's beautiful southwest, and how great it is to have friend's with fun toys!