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Here's part 1 out of 2 from our trip to Sunshine Coast last May. We ended up staying at West Coast Wilderness Lodge in Egmont which is a very nice accommodation.

First evening at the lodge.





We had our bicycles with us, as we wanted to try out the Suncoaster Trail from Egmont to Madeira Park. The trail turned out to be not ideal for regular bicycles, as it is very steep and has large boulders.





I mean, REALLY steep.



Local wild life.



Snowboarders' bench.





Earl's Cove ferry terminal nearby Egmont is the gateway to upper Sunshine Coast and Powell River. One day we have to make the trip up there.





Egmont is well-known for Skookumchuck Narrows. This narrow patch of water forms the world's second fastest tide waters (up to 33km/h)!



It's quite a spectacle that Mother Nature puts up twice a day with 200 billion US gallons (760,000,000 m3) of water running out of Sechelt Inlet and few hours later back in again. Witnessing it feels like the whole ocean is emptying!



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The interesting thing is that the narrows themselves are not even that narrow, yet the water masses are running wild. The difference in water levels on either side of the rapids can exceed 2 metres (6.6 ft) in height! I was lucky to witness a XL size tide.











Wild waters also form several standing waves that some crazy people occasionally use for surfing! Nobody out in the water there today, though.



To catch a beautiful sunset, we drove to Daniel Point in the nearby Madeira Park.











There you go. Stay tuned for the second photoset.