Postcard of the Interwebs - 10 April 2019

Supernova to Blame for Meglodon Death: 2.6 million years ago a supernova occurred 150 light years away. This astronomic event may be what killed off mass amounts of ocean life and caused new mutations.

Implantable Weight Loss Device: The device makes you think you are full with electrical impulses generated by stomach motions. Removable too. Created by UW-Madison staff.

New Eggs eliminate Mass Male Chick Culling: I did not know that male chicks were killed by egg producers but now by determining which eggs are what sex, there will be more male eggs on your plate and in your recipes in the future.

Multiple Ways of Tying a Scarf: A video of a wonderful person showing ways to tie a scarf.

Stem Cells made into Insulin Producing Cells: Another way that medical science is helping with modern ills.

Imagine no pain but no Scars: Woman has gene that inhibits pain but she does not produce scars.

Open Technology Patents for Electric and Hybrid Car: Both Tesla and Toyota are doing their part for the environment by opening up their patents.

Sombrio Beach

Sombrio Beach, in the Juan de Fuca Provincial Park, has day use and night time campsites. Although it does not have extensive walking trails, and is a bumpy gravel road, it is pleasant. No wonder many families and folks like to come her to get away from the city life on weekends and vacations.

No sure what this structure was.

Bridgeman's in Port Renfrew

Bridgeman's in Port Renfrew has one of the best views for a pub I've ever seen. The food is pretty good too.

We both had the codfather which is lightly breaded cod with coleslaw and for a bit extra I had a beet and greens salad.

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Botanical Beach

Botanical Beach is a well graded trail to several beaches with a good hike through the woods. It was a pleasant walk.

Mystic Beach (almost)

Mystic Beach is one of the first Southern places you can visit in the Juan de Fuca provincial park and is the start of its trail which goes 47 km.

It starts well marked by the passage of people but starts to thin out over a short period of time.

We did not do any research so we didn't know to stay more inland and missed the rest of the trail to the beach. Instead we veered towards the shore and saw this lovely waterfall. Unfortunately it was down a steep ravine so we decided to save our energy and head back to the car to explore other trails. We will come back here again some day to finish it.

Pointe No Pointe Trails

The trails at Pointe No Pointe are pleasant, do not take much time to walk around, and available to people eating at the restaurant.

This beach area is also available to people staying here and has a fire pit.

Also caught a glimpse of daffodils with multiple bees happily getting energy.

Sheringham Lighthouse

The Sheringham Lighthouse was a pleasant place to spend an hour tootling around, seeing the daffodils in bloom, and just relaxing. It was built in 1912 to deal with the many ships that crashed on the nearby shores of Vancouver Island and is being taken care of by a historical society..