Nude Beach? What??

One of my first adventures in Vancouver: I decided to find a beach! UBC is on the west side of Vancouver and right on the shore, but I discovered its tough to actually get to the shoreline because there is a dense forest and steep slope separating the road from the beach. Walking around campus though, I finally found a path leading to the beach. Perfect! As I was walking down the path, I thought to myself that it seemed a little strange that everyone going down to the beach was male. Hmmm, that should have been a key clue...

When I got to the beach I was shocked to discover that most of the people there weren't wearing ANYTHING. Ahhh! Needless to say, my stay there was very short, just long enough to take a picture of the water excluding people. And of course, it was only when I got back to campus that I noticed the sign....

It was a very interesting introduction to Vancouver and UBC, a little bit of culture shock. I apparently need to learn to be more observant!