Posted by Sean on February 19, 2008, 4:27 pm
...respect the ocean's power, even on shore.
And watch your kids.
Recently a 7-year-old American boy was lost at Tofino on Canada's
Pacific coast, probably swept out to sea by a wave. He was on the beach,
out of his dad's sight just long enough to disappear.
http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/comment/story.html?id=8f7f52de-7bbe-45ba-acf5-513c941148ae
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/102/story/326315.html
Sean_Q_
Posted by . on February 19, 2008, 8:51 pm
> ...respect the ocean's power, even on shore.
> And watch your kids.
Tide pools along the shore are very interesting places, but the pro's
know that they should never turn their back on the ocean, and children
should observe that and stay in pairs so one can help the other or go
find an adult.
http://209.85.173.104/search?q=cache:SmakjCbgM5IJ:www.lawrencehallofscienc=
e.org/mare/oiresources/documents/MARERocky_Seashore_Bkgnd.pdf+steinbeck+%22n=
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F-8
Posted by Sean on February 19, 2008, 9:56 pm
. wrote:
> Tide pools along the shore are very interesting places, but the pro's
> know that they should never turn their back on the ocean
As a little kid I used to play on the beach and explore tidal pools and
it wasn't so much of a problem because it was in the Gulf of Georgia
(on the Canadian side fromPuget Sound) protected from the ocean
by Vancouver Island.
However, Tofino (where 7-yr-old William Pilkenton disappeared)
is on the open Pacific where the big swell and the odd rogue wave
come in. People have gotten hurt by beach logs knocked around
by a big wave and there are fast moving tides and strong currents.
The scenery is beautiful...
http://timmyd.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/tofino-2.jpg
... but the dangers should have been made known to all guests in
the hotels, bed-and-breakfasts, etc., who aren't pro's.
SQ
Posted by . on February 19, 2008, 11:27 pm
> The scenery is beautiful...
> http://timmyd.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/tofino-2.jpg
> ... but the dangers should have been made known to all guests in
> the hotels, bed-and-breakfasts, etc., who aren't pro's.
That is an awesome picture. I read two web pages that mentioned that
people go there just to watch the winter storms and there is high
surf.
That doesn't help the missing boy's parents now, though.
Posted by Turby on February 20, 2008, 11:35 am
>...respect the ocean's power, even on shore.
I've never walked on a frozen lake. How do you know if the ice is
solid enough?
(Spent my entire life on the coast. I already know about the ocean.)
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Turby the Turbosurfer
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> And watch your kids.