written and photographed by Mary L. Peachin
Feb 2001, Vol. 5 No. 4
Daily life in Tofino revolves around the flood and ebb of the ocean tide. The fourteen-foot differential between the high and low Pacific tide affects not just beach lovers, but anglers, kayakers, scuba divers, surfers, and whale watchers as well. Folks begin their day by looking at the tidal charts just as some of us might check the weather forecast. Black bears and bald eagles time their feeding habits to scavenge the beach at low tide.