August 14, 2013 Today, what we lacked in good weather, we made up for in wildlife. A tiny spitting of rain, a little bit overcast although still the sun kept breaking through, we went back into Sooke and explored the marine boardwalk that stretches from Ed Macgregor Park to the foot of Murray Road. Here we were entertained by a rather cute little seal who performed underwater acrobatics in the clear waters before surfacing on his back and lazily drifting off into deeper water, still floating on his back. A few more curious little fellows kept popping their grey little heads (with their big puppy dog eyes) out of the ocean around Iron Mine Bay in East Sooke Regional Park when, later that afternoon, we walked the half hour trail down from Pike Road car park.
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