Sunshine Coast?

Well, it didn't really live up to it's name but that didn't prevent us from enjoying ourselves.  At least it was never really cold, except for the littlest bit on some mornings.  We didn't get too many glimpses of the snow-peaked mountains,  but all that rain made for some lovely fog, clouds, rainbows, and waterfalls. 

Gosh.  These pictures make it seem so peaceful which, what with 2 boisterous young boys and 3 adults, all of the same family, crammed into a medium-smallish sized boat together for 7 days, most of the time it was anything but.  I guess the Harmony Islands, where we spent half of our time, only kind-of lived up to it's name, seeing as we brought our own brand of mayhem to it.

Below:  the views from my chosen knitting spot, at the edge of the water at low tide, during the only short little while that I had all to myself. Well, just me and a couple of harbor seals and a starfish crawling around on the rocks nearby, that is.

The weather did finally change on our last day out, allowing us to jump in for a quick swim.  Some of the mountain peaks revealed themselves and E collapsed for a much needed nap on the return trip to Pender Harbour, lulled to sleep by the waves and the hum of the motor, and the occasional flap of the one sail we were able to set.

Comments

[Lizz]

Is that a seal head? Look at your cute tired boy...I love sleeping kids. I love it when my kids are sleeping!

[Siri]

Yup. That's a harbor seal, which I clarified above.

[Peg]

Pretty coast we live on, I think! Calming, but as you know it has its wild side!
A perfect photo of a little boy who has enjoyed his day and is peacefully having a refreshing break in the sunshine!

[barbara]

a beautiful photo of the rainbow and fishing pals.......great shot.

[marti]

great photos. i love the ending shot!

[jennie]

So crazy, My FIL lives in Pender harbour (you can see it from the marina) and we were just up there. I wonder if we were there at the same time. :)

[Ellen]

Looks gorgeous even if the sun was playing hide and seek. You even 'caught' a rainbow! And the mountains - breathtaking! I so miss our smallish mountains - where we live now is flat flat flat.

[jean]

dear lordie those photos are amazing. I do sometimes wish our coast had mountains like that. blows me away.

[iris]

We used to bare-boat charter in the Caribbean with my FIL who is a militant nudist (goes on extensive rants when people visit clothes-optional beaches wearing bathing suits.) Made for very interesting on-board dynamics. Of course, it didn't bother the kids at all.

[kate Shuttleworth]

those photos are stunning, you live in such a beautiful part of the world.