Blogs from Tofino, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, North America - page 3

Hmm sorry everyone, it seems that the last blog post was some 30 days ago which makes us alot lazier than we thought. Actually this entry was started on the 15th March but we shelved it for reasons we can't remember. Anyway better late than never... As life in Whistler settled into a routine we decided to take a break and head out to Vancouver Island for a week. We caught the ferry from Horseshoe bay to Departure bay in Nanaimo, the crossing took about 1hr 30min, luckily the weather was perfect, sunny and clear so no sea sickness. As we sat on the ocean side we missed the view of the BC coastal mountains but there was a great image of a distant mountain, I guess in Washington State, which appeared to be floating in ... read more

Last April we traveled to the small town of roatan just off the coast of honduras. Man what an awesome laid back place. We loved it so much we feel we could move there in the future. Gumbelima park was amazing and most of the people we talked to spoke english. No problems. there. Just this past month we drove out to tofino and enjoyed our stay. its an amazing place of course. We got into port alberni around 4 pm, We decided to stop for the night and were plesantly surprised. We stayed at a nice clean hotel and then ventured out for a coffee. Stopping down at the harbour quay. Very quaint with nice views of the harbour. We Had handmade goodies at, The Sugar Shak. Wow I had a few bear claws and ... read more

Had a better sleep than yesterday. Had breakfast, and visited the Trilogy Cafe right outside the field station. The guy gave me a discount because I brought my own cup! I was able to drink fresh, hot coffee as I strolled around the garden. I found the pathway on to the mud flat...and it's really muddy. Hard to believe shorebirds actually come here and that it's a vital habitat. It seems impossible to habitat. I relaxed a bit in the gazebo designed by Jan Janzen, stared out into the pond that appearently has an alligator living in it. A hummingbird darted in front of me while I was standing there, and it scared me! It hummed briefly before darting someplace else. I also saw the roosters today, and there was one that I think came up ... read more

Didn't want to get out of my comfy bed at the Nanaimo International Hostel. But I had to. Found the Greyhound Bus depot, it's kind of tucked away on Terminal Ave. The ride seemed quite quick, even though it was a 4-hour bus ride. The driver was nice, he gave a commentary about some of the things we passed, and offered to stop if there was something interesting (provided he had the time). The local Tofino Bus is a god-send; I don't know how else I could get from downtown Tofino to the Clayoquot Field Station-- 3km away-- for $1. I suppose renting a bike would be good, but expensive for three days; the taxi more so, and walking with my two packs iwould just make me deserve the backaches I would get with that option. ... read more

8th July 2008 Woke up in Pacific Sands resort, Cove Bay looking out at the Pacific Ocean on a very misty morning. After a coffee (we failed to finish rice salad for breakfast!) we delivered Richard to Surf Sisters for his lesson (Amy had run all the way!) We headed back to try and load the blog on the slowest connection ever and managed to get back just in time to see them finish up their lesson but they were so tired I didn't get a picture of them standing up on their surf boards, but lots of just falling as they were now so tired!Try not to talk about the luminous pink tea shirts which were compulsory for identification by the instructors as Richard was not amused!! I think the activity was very much enjoyed ... read more