We started in Victoria... a harbour town with plenty of historic buildings. The one behind me in this photo is of parliament house... its huge and the detail is amazing!
Everywhere you go around Vancouver Island there are totem poles of all sizes... this one caught my eye. They symbolise different aspects of the native land.
We then left Victoria and headed to a small sea side surfer hippy town called Tofino... definately a must see in summer. We had a great time... stayed in a fabulous hostel... but it rained ALOT! This is me on the pier just down from where we stayed.
hehe.... I had to throw this photo in. My family will understand why... and maybe a few others familiar with my nickname!
We were told you can't go to Tofino without heading out on a boat to the hot springs... now what an experience that was! The seas were a little rough... but Cath and I made everyone feel a little better when we put Bob Marley on! (I think the other people on board thought we'd had some green stuff on offer from the locals! haha...)
It was a 2 hour boat and hike to the hot springs... but it was a different experience. Being in the cold in your swimmers and getting into warm natural springs is crazy! (especially with ten pairs of construction workers eyes glaring at us... a whole nother story!) Oh and my tiffanys ring turned gold when I was in the water... I freaked out- but thankfully its back to normal! something to do with the sulfate...
The boardwalk through the rainforest to our boat was gorgeous... lots of amazing views. (a little hard to do with a sprained ankle- thanks to those construction men- but I managed!)
One of the many views...
The boardwalk was lined with carvings of all the boats/people that have stopped at the hot springs...
We made it safely back to the boat... what a fun day!
The boardwalk was lined with carvings of all the boats/people that have stopped at the hot springs...We made it safely back to the boat... what a fun day!You also can't go to Tofino without sampling something from the local bakery...I had the best cookie I have EVER had in my life here.
On our way out from Tofino we headed to the Point restaurant... Its unique in that they have microphones outside so you can sit there and hear the waves crashing! Its awesome... especially on a raining day! We couldn't afford to eat here but we had a drink!
the view of long beach from the restaurant...
AND so we hoped in our car and headed back from our adventure! Definately worth it...
Oh and just finally...
CONGRATULATIONS to my sister Amy and her hubby Mark... and of course little Jack! I am going to be an Aunty again!!! yay... Wish I could have been there to celebrate the good news! We'll have a drink when I see you in six weeks... yep so soon!
