Blogs from Tofino, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Tofino is a district on the west coast of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia. It is a popular tourist destination in the summer. It attracts surfers, nature lovers, campers, whale watchers, fishermen, or anyone just looking to be close to nature. In the winter it is not as bustling, although many people visit Tofino and the west coast to watch storms on the water. Close to Tofino is Long Beach, a scenic and popular year-round destination, at the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve. ... read more

A 10 day family road trip starting in Canmore, AB, and going through (and stopping in) Banff and Yoho National Parks, Golden, Revelstoke, Sicamous, Salmon Arm, Chase, Kamloops, Merrit, Vancouver Island (Nanaimo, Tofino, and Victoria). ... read more

I started out in Victoria again. Took the bus to Langford and from there it was hitch hiking. I wanted to make it to Sproat Lake and go camping at least once while I was in Canada, I even had bought some gas for my stove so I would almost say I was prepared. Which is a big thing to say for someone who once went hiking in the mountains in jeans, doc martens, a muesli bar and no light for two days.... but that is a different story. I just had dropped my bag on the ground in front of the petrol station at Duncan and Spencer and was invited to get a ride to Nanaimo. Not really sure where I was going, my ride drove me around, dropped off her aunt in a trailer ... read more

Tuesday: We were up early at 6:30 to be ready for the ferry ride to Nanimo, we drove from the house up Marine drive and then had to get on the highway and return to exit 4 to catch the ferry lineup, it all worked out and Jim was able to walk to the village to grab a coffee. The ferry boarded on time and we are off to Nanimo, looking forward to seeing what the island has to offer. Left the ferry and headed through Nanimo heading to Parksville to look for my cousin Clifford. Stopped at Tim's for a cup of Tea and met a fellow who was able to give directions to the Timbersmith. Cliff was there working on a Timberframe structure and was glad to see us, we arranged to do some ... read more

„IST DOCH SCHEISSE!“, ist der spruch, mit dem sarah laut den wecker kommentiert, der uns um sieben uhr aus dem schlaf reisst. Heute wird frueh aufgestanden, wir verlassen den goldstraem campingplatz um mit einem mietwagen nach torfino zu fahren. Torfino ist eine ehemalige hippiekommune an der westkueste von vancouver island. Heute ist der ort touristisch ausgebaut und vor allem bei surfern sehr beliebt. Jeder kanadier, mit dem wir uns ueber torfino unterhalten, mein, dass es da „oh so beautiful waere“. Die meissten kanadier waren allerdings selber noch nicht da. Also wollen wir schauen, was an diesem geruecht dran ist. Ben und tascha machen sich auf nach victoria um den wagen abzuholen. Sarah sophie und tessa bauen zelt ab, verabschieden sich von den racoons (waschbaeren) und raeumen auf. Ein nettes paerchen, was auf dem platz neben uns ... read more

Hello all you crazy people that i love! I hope things are cruising along well for you all. I'm still here in Tofino and I am having the most ridiculously great time. I met up with the wwoofing team and headed in to the Esowista community to get started on their garden. The organisation of this whole volunteer thing has been very loose but i have enjoyed the freedom that has given us. I'm working with another volunteer, Maria, who has been living in Canada for 9 years. She's originally from Russia and we get on really well which has made this experience awesome! Our first day involved the construction of the raised beds and a long wait for the soil to arrive. We met some local guys Cory and Shaun who were helping with the ... read more

Right, so I've got a whole day to myself. The view outside the bedroom is unreal; mountains, water, trees and not much else. So I'm going to quickly try to get some pics up and then go play outside!! ... read more