Damon Point

On our last day at the coast we decided to hit an area we visited years ago with the boys,  Damon Point on Protection Island.  As typical with coastal weather, the sun didn't show itself much, but it was calm and not very windy, so it was very peaceful.  We remembered this area to be teeming with wildlife and it did not disappoint. This area is ever-changing due to sand accretion and  even the access description in the guidebook from 2006 is outdated, but it wasn't hard to figure out where to park and our first views were of brown pelicans roosting along a rock outcrop.

The guidebook advised this hike was best at low tide, so we timed our hike accordingly and it was well worth it.    Traversing a hard-pack beach is much easier than loose sand, so we were able to go further, faster while still enjoying all the wildlife.   We saw lots of seals in the water,  but without a zoom lens they just look like black dots in the pictures.   We also were treated to many shows of pelicans diving for fish and were able to watch them long enough to figure out their mannerisms. 

This was a relaxing hike after the last couple days of hills in the rainforest, but with all of our adventures through the week we were still tired!  It was great to be able to sit in the sand and watch the birds and listen to the waves.

Once we got about a 1/2 mile from the campground there were very few people out on the spit (other than a couple beach combers, one of which was carrying a dead bird....ew.)   Once we got to the point there was seal swimming very close, but we didn't get a shot.  here are the views looking back from the point:

It was a great end to our trip, followed by a delicious fish and chips lunch in Ocean Shores at Bennet's Fish Shack (highly recommend!)