Beverly Beach with the Aylworths 2012

 

We love camping at Beverly Beach because they have such cool trees all over the camp ground.

 

 

 These trees are called octopus trees.

 The kids learned in a nature class for campers that during WWI a bunch of trees were cut down around this coastal area.  Then seeds for new trees grew on top of the remaining stumps sending the roots over the sides and down (this particular kind of tree can grow bark on it's roots), then eventually the old original stumps rotted away, leaving open areas under and inside the tree.

 

Pretty fun to play in, huh?

 

The kids inside the lodge for their nature class.  They attended 2 while we were there.  One about the octopus trees and another about whales.  They also got to make crafts.

 

 

 The only down side is that it's always chilly at the beach.  So we like to sit by the fire alot.

 

 And of course we spend time on the beach too.  They never get tired of that.