There are a lot of beaches to check out between Sooke and Port Renfrew. To get to most of them you have to walk through beautiful forests (downhill all the way, some of the uphill walks on the way back were a killer on the thighs!).
Salal, an evergeen, is the most common shrub in the BC coastal area. This was on the walk to China Beach.Trail between Botany Bay and Botanical Beach.Walking to Sandcut BeachSun streaming through the trees on the walk to the beach at Orveas Bay