The Pacific Marine Route is a driving tour that will take you from Duncan west to Lake Cowichan where you follow a seal coated logging road out to the west coast. Passing beautiful rivers and streams and lakes you will wind your way to Port Renfrew, a small village on the ocean. With an access point to both the West Coast Trail and Juan deFuca Marine Trail plus Botanical Beach, the population of Port Renfrew swells considerably in the summer. You can continue south east along the coastal highway making your way into Sooke, then Langford and back to the Trans Canada Highway just north of Victoria. Keep in mind logging trucks are active on this road, keep your headlights on and eyes off the gps when driving.
All the Island Spirit Legacy Caches are within a 2 steps of the trail, there is no need to bushwack or trample the vegetation unless otherwise noted.
Seagull
With so many different species of seagulls, they have quite a size range, from only 4.2oz and 11.5 inches in height all the way up to the largest species weighing in at 3.8lbs and 30 inches tall. Seagulls are typically white or grey with black markings, long yellowish bills and webbed feet. They are ground nesting carnivores who mate for life. If a pair does seperate they tend to stay single for years before finding another mate. They have very good vision giving them the ability to spot fish under the water from high altitutes, although they will eat almost anything dead or alive. Ever wonder how seagulls can stay out at sea for weeks with no source of fresh water? They have the ability to drink saltwater, they have a gland that is specifically designed to remove salt from their system through an opening in their bills.