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Driftwood boat decorate a boathouse at Gronemad, Sweden

Art Unexpected: Driftwood

March 8, 2020by Albatz Travel Adventures 6 Comments

My dad used to take us kids wandering along the beaches of the Pacific West Coast where there was driftwood galore. Every often he’d find something the reminded him of […]

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Art, BC, Costa Rica, Sweden
Driftwood at Whiffen Spit, a trail on a spit of land that extends out into the Pacific Ocean near Sooke on Vancouver Island

Whiffen Spit Near Sooke on Vancouver Island

May 11, 2019by Albatz Travel Adventures 2 Comments

Whiffen Spit is more of a mood than a place making it hard to describe. A spit is an overgrown sandbar that extends out into the Ocean. Whiffen Spit has […]

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Vista of the Pacific Ocean from the Wild Pacific Trail in Ucluelet on Vancouver Island, Canada

Wild Pacific Trail in Ucluelet, BC

April 9, 2019by Albatz Travel Adventures 4 Comments

The Wild Pacific Trail in Ucluelet only runs about 8 km, but is ‘wild’ as promised, with wide open vistas of the Pacific Ocean and beach access at several points. […]

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Ruby Beach, Olympic National Park, Washing, Sea Stacks

Ruby Beach on the Olympic Peninsula, Washington

August 19, 2014by Albatz Travel Adventures 9 Comments

According to several sources, Ruby Beach was named because of the ruby-like crystals, possibly garnets, that washed up on the beach. So beach combing on Ruby Beach had me on […]

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