Bicycling B.C.'s beaches
An offshore reef protects MacKenzie Beach from the full force of the Pacific Ocean, making it popular with families.Suzanne Morphet for The Globe an
The writer bikes on Chesterman Beach North; Oscar is along for the ride, rain or shine.Kit Spence for The Globe and Mail
Watching the breakers roll in at Long Beach in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve.Kit Spence for The Globe and Mail
The writer (in orange), her daughter (in blue) and friends cycle Long Beach as high tide approaches.Kit Spence for The Globe and Mail
The writer and her dog Oscar cycling on Chesterman North Beach.Kit Spence for The Globe and Mai
Head to Cox Bay Beach for big surf (and public hot showers). No reefs or islands get in the way of the raw force of nature here.
For unbridled beauty, head to North and/or South Chesterman Beach where you will find a dreamy seascape connected at low tide to Frank Island.