*65** postcards from Canada

Day 5 - Tofino.

Morning on the water on a wildlife spotting trip.

The views weren't half bad either...

When we got to the docks it was misty and grey, wolves howled in the distance.

Amazing to hear, such a wild sound.  Mesmerising.

 we travelled in the water surrounding Tofino, Browning Passage, Clayquot sound, Meares Island.

Incidentally: did you know that the rainforest on Meares Island has been growing untouched/unlogged since the last Ice Age?  Yup, 10,000 years.

Enough to make you feel pretty damn small, I'd say.

We saw bald eagles, seals, and a grey whale.  And big lion mane jelly fish.

And let the cool salty air blew away the last vestige of 'real' world left in us.

After lunch (salmon tacos, yum, at the Wildside Grill in Tofino) we dragged the boys (kicking and screaming, literally, in one case...) on a walk down to Ucluelet - coolest name) Sound.

The Lighthouse loop is awesome (Canadians like to say 'awesome' a lot, I'm trying to fit in), even if you have a moaning 10yr old in tow who thinks that walking is boring 'because the only thing you do is walk'.  Whatever, don't listen to him.

It's a circular walk of only 2.6Km with spectacular views of the ocean.

Apparently it's even more 'awesome' during a storm when the huge ocean waves smash against the rocks below.

 Still, who's complaining, eh?

Comments

[Marge]

I am so enjoying your trip. The rainforest - wow!

[Nicole]

Look, you're fitting in already! Glad you're having a great time and glad that the weather is behaving nicely for you. Are you coming to Victoria at all?

[driftwood]

oh the sound of wolves. terrifying and mesmerizing at the same time x

[Aliwhale]

I'm sat in a shopping centre having a coffee after trying to take back an ill fitting dress only to find I have the wrong receipt. I have calmed myself by having a blitz read of your Canada blogs. It looks and sounds fantastic. I would go for the wolves alone. Bliss xx