Sea Walks, Campbell River, B.C.

 "Hark , now hear the sailors cry, smell the sea,and feel the sky,let your soul and spirit fly,into the mystic....." - Van Morrison.

 One of the best place to watch the sea planes land is at Tyee Spit.I love the Spit. It's a comfortable place. A quiet place. Except for the planes....

 You can feel the wind whipping as they coast in. Thrilling. 

 At the edge of the Passage sea walk, Coast mountains rise up. The ocean is darker, more dense, a little more wild. But the Coast Mountains of the mainland keep it balanced. 

 While the bay at Willowpoint churns like a washing machine. This is where I find my best sunsets. They blaze across the sky like fireworks depending on the season. Winter is my favourite time.

 The Canadian flag flaps gustily at the boat ramp. There are houses leaning right into the wind. Wind that howls. Waves that churn.

 And the Eagles watch. And fish. All up and down the sea walks.

 They shriek equally well from the Spit to Willowpoint. I like to watch them best from the Spit.

 Empty benches dot the Sea walks. Some are memorials to children lost. Some hold teddy bears and stuffed animals who  live their year round.

 Back at the Spit  planes land in droves. One after another.

 And the people walk. And walk....

 Tyee Spit is a cape where bird sightings are incredible: turkey vulture, eagle, rock pigeon,white crowned sparrow, Great Blue Heron and......

 ..... the Towhee,Marbled Murrelet,Caspian tern, Flycatcher...

 If bird watching isn't  enough, the salmon fishing is equally amazing. The Tyee Club of British Columbia has been around since the 1920's.

 In 2013 a fisherman caught an almost 62 pound Chinook salmon. Almost as tall as he was.

 Or you can sit on one of those many benches, photograph the comings and goings.

 And watch the eagles  watching you.

 "There was a magic about the sea. People wanted to swim in it,play in it, look at it...." -Celia Ahern, ( The Gift)

 Photographs 2018, Discovery Passage, Tyee Spit, Campbell River Boat launch, Willowpoint