My Greek vacation. Santorini. Gravedigger of Crete-Minoan civilization.

Next point of our Greek program was Santorini. It was the place I keenly wanted to visit: the island is very interesting from the all points of view: historic, geologic, wine, and aesthetic.

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Oregon beaches

Summer memories of last year.

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Royal terns

More terns:

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Burrard Inlet

Two tugboats move huge ocean barge into Burrard Inlet. Tugboats are like hedgehogs; they are small, but very strong.

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North Coast Trail — Day two

Beginning: North Coast Trail – road and first day

Morning of the second day didn’t bring any changes into wildlife viewing in the Skinner Creek estuary. But the amount of traces significantly increased.

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North Coast Trail – road and first day

This is story about our travel on the North Coast of Vancouver Island last summer. North of the Island is always fascinating me, and after my short visit to Cape Scott Park the desire to walk along the North Shore became unendurable. And finally in . . . → Continue reading North Coast Trail – road and first day

New Dungeness Lighthouse

Sequim, the lavender capital of Washington state, is located in the middle of Olympic peninsula, on its north coast. It has not only lavender fields, but also 5-miles long Dungeness Spit. There is a lighthouse on the far end of the spit. This summer we hiked . . . → Continue reading New Dungeness Lighthouse

Kalaloch Beach

Olympic peninsula has not only pebble beaches with rocks, but classic sandy ones. Kalaloch Beach – kilometers of pure fine sand.

Pyramids

Whole Ruby beach now covered by little pyramids. They are everywhere, sometimes in really unexpected places.

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All shades of grey

If you are tired of sunny and hot Seattle’s days, go to beaches of Olympic peninsula! Only day should be really hot and sunny, otherwise it would not be any fog on beaches. It is blue sky and sun less then kilometers from sea-side, but on . . . → Continue reading All shades of grey