I LOVE THIS PLACE!
Yesterday Jim and Maggie and I drove to Tofino, which is a resort town on the other side of the island. We left at 9:45 and arrived at 3...it's a 2+ hour drive. We stopped 4 times in between, once in Coombs at a shop and restaurant that boasted goats on the roof; once at Sproat Lake Provincial Park to stretch Maggie's legs and see some awesome petroglyphs; once at some crazy rocks we found that people were climbing all over; and lastly at Long Beach in Pacific Rim National Park. When we finally got to Tofino we only stayed long enough to eat an excellent ice cream cone and wander around for a while, taking in some local sights and asking about whale watching tours.
On the way back we stopped in Cathedral Grove, an area of the rain forest that boasts Red cedar trees that are over 300 years old. By the time we got home we were exhausted, but it was an excellent day.
Highlights of the day:
- jumping around on rocks that had been shaped by the flow of water over thousands of years
- walking down a mysterious and dramatic Long Beach with my shoes and socks off
- watching Maggie chase sandpipers on said mysterious beach
- Moose Tracks ice cream cone in Tofino
- standing inside a 300+ year old cedar tree in Cathedral Grove
- taking a picture of a young black bear from 2.5 feet away, window OPEN
- the Pacific Ocean
- golden retrievers
Lowlights:
- carsickness
Almost 6 more days to go and I haven't even hit Vancouver yet. MADNESS.
-Laur
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Jim is a pretty special fellow. I am so glad you got over to the Long beach area. As you know, it is one of my most special places in the whole world and I am very glad you got to experience it. Tell jim thanks for checking off an item on my bucket list.
Mom
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