We set out to spend a few days at De Courcy Island and ended up spending eleven. A combination of laziness and uncooperative weather decided us to stay the extra week or so. I thought it would be fun to share a few pictures from the island, including a paddling trip to nearby Mudge Island that took us along the west coast of Link and De Courcy Islands. We paddled this in the late afternoon, with a lovely yellow light and a low tide that exposed anemones and other intertidal life. While we were looking up some information on intertidal sealife, we came across some amazing BC underwater photos by David Hall at Seaphotos.com
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| Rani inspects an impressive cluster of plumose sea anemones |
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| Layers of anemones hang from a granite boulder exposed to the later afternoon winter sun |
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| This starfish appears to be climbing up the rock |
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| A seastar nestles in a crevice surrounded by sea urchins with limpets above and anemones below |
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| Chris enjoys the view |
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| These anemones reminded Rani of blown glass |
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| I like the reflections |
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| Pendulous |
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| Inversion makes an interesting picture |
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| Rani inspects more clusters of anemones and starfish, Thetis island and Maple Mountain in the distance |
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| Shoe Tree on Mudge Island |
This visit, we spent some time with Donna and Rene. They are long time residents of the island, having lived here off and on for over 20 years. They built their own cottage on a lovely secluded bluff overlooking the waters between De Courcy and Vancouver island.
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| Visiting with fellow islanders, Donna and Rene |
