lot of places try to sneak that little word ‘ocean’ into their names, like ‘Oceanbreeze Villas’ or ‘Oceanview Estates’ but when we use it we mean that if we got any closer to the water, we'd have to call ourselves ‘In-the-ocean Resort.’ Five of our cabins are twenty feet from the Pacific Ocean at high tide (and thirty feet at near high tide below). At low tide, you can walk and walk, almost all the way to Saltery Bay if you want.

The beach is an incredible place to discover. If you don't want to swim or take one of our boats for a spin, you can wait for low tide and explore the tide pools and Myrtle Rocks, and look for sand dollars and deep-dug geoduck clams. Cast your eyes along the seashore for birds of many kinds, bald eagles and great blue herons or the family of Canada Geese which sometimes pays us a visit.

At dusk, and late into the night,
you might hear a distant whir as if some machinery were at work in the islands beyond. But if

you're out on the beach, you'll see the source of the sound as it rounds the point. Cruise ships (like this Princess Cruise beauty above) of many stripe and colour pass by Myrtle Rocks on their way to Vancouver from Alaska, painting Christmas trees of lights all across the water in front of Oceanside. Check the Peak Newspaper for the Cruise Ship Schedules, make sure
to bring some very sensitive film and a powerful telephoto lens for your camera, and you can take some fabulous photos of these luxurious floating hotels.

We can't blame you, however, if
you'd rather forget about what is
man made and seek out that which
is built by Nature; if that is

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