Alan, not sure about those goats but my aunt in Innisfail has a large herd, I could inquire for you if you like.
Tony, yes, the anemones were often right in the middle of turbulent channels. The diversity of life was amazing. I took some videos, which I may attempt to convert to DivX and upload, showing the interaction between skulpins and hermits crabs and such. The only thing I thought I might see and didn't was sea urchins, but perhaps they prefer deeper water since their tests might be crushed by the waves. No, I didn't go to any of the gulf islands, you may be looking at a pleasure craft off Wreck Beach or something. We took the ferries from Horseshoe Bay to Nanaimo and vice-versa.
Muck, it's not just my windshield that needs help! In two years I've turned my car into a rust bucket. We drove from Vancouver to Tofino and back to Kelowna with no real braking ability, due to no brake pads.
I was impressed by the coast. It was the first time I'd seen the ocean and the tidal pools, which I was particularly looking forward to. I was not dissapointed. Hopefully I can afford to spend a week in Tofino/Ucluelet next summer and share my time between persuing the ocean edge and surfing.