Yesterday (June 11): Quite a pleasant day today. There was no rain. Apparently very few no-rain days here. Something like 350 inches of rain a year, on average. That's almost an inch a day (2.5 cms).
This morning we went into Tofino, which is only about 3 km up the road. We picked up a few things at the Co-op (grocery) store and that other store we visit now and then. We stashed everything in the truck, then took a stroll around town.
Talk about hippies. This must be the hippy capital of Canada - young and old. Even a hippy-mobile, or 2.
I thought this ended up at Campbell River, but I guess Tofino can claim this status too. We certainly can't go any further. We're at the end of a peninsula.
Seaplane harbour.
Can't launch any boats from here! You'd have a hard time putt-putting on the mud. (Tide's out.)
We then went further down the road to the Pacific Rim National Park. They have some nice trails you can do. We first stopped at Incinerator Rock. I don't recall ever seeing a sight like this - the huge rock is in the middle of the beach - and a couple more off-shore.
There were some people surfing here. Then we saw it! A whale spout! Then the backs, then more spouts. There are often grey whales here in this bay, we just didn't expect to see them! Of course I can't get a photo -- too far away for this camera, and you never know when they're going to spout.
So then we carried on to do a trail in the Pacific Rim National Park. It's called the Rainforest Trail. You walk around on this trail and just keep saying "Wow". The trees are so big and you'd think you were in a jungle somewhere for all the lush plants and trees growing. Except it's much cooler, of course, which apparently is why these trees grow like this.
Trying to get shots to give perspective of size is really difficult. So comparing them to something or someone helps. These are 2 different trunks.
There were signs everywhere about this. But we didn't see any wolves.
And we found this little cove. Very secluded.
It was a great day in Tofino and area.
This morning we went into Tofino, which is only about 3 km up the road. We picked up a few things at the Co-op (grocery) store and that other store we visit now and then. We stashed everything in the truck, then took a stroll around town.
Talk about hippies. This must be the hippy capital of Canada - young and old. Even a hippy-mobile, or 2.
I thought this ended up at Campbell River, but I guess Tofino can claim this status too. We certainly can't go any further. We're at the end of a peninsula.
Seaplane harbour.
Can't launch any boats from here! You'd have a hard time putt-putting on the mud. (Tide's out.)
Gerard imitating an Indian woman crying (as the plaque says). Well, Gerard isn't on the plaque.
We then went further down the road to the Pacific Rim National Park. They have some nice trails you can do. We first stopped at Incinerator Rock. I don't recall ever seeing a sight like this - the huge rock is in the middle of the beach - and a couple more off-shore.
There were some people surfing here. Then we saw it! A whale spout! Then the backs, then more spouts. There are often grey whales here in this bay, we just didn't expect to see them! Of course I can't get a photo -- too far away for this camera, and you never know when they're going to spout.
So then we carried on to do a trail in the Pacific Rim National Park. It's called the Rainforest Trail. You walk around on this trail and just keep saying "Wow". The trees are so big and you'd think you were in a jungle somewhere for all the lush plants and trees growing. Except it's much cooler, of course, which apparently is why these trees grow like this.
Trying to get shots to give perspective of size is really difficult. So comparing them to something or someone helps. These are 2 different trunks.
After they fall, they become "nurse trees". Small trees take root and start growing out of the old log. Here's an example of how that works in the photo below. And once the old log has completely decayed, the roots of the new tree have a hole underneath, or the tree looks like it's standing on stilts. I guess it takes 300-400 years for that process to happen.
There were signs everywhere about this. But we didn't see any wolves.
We saw this creature, though. I guess it's common out here.
There is one slug called a banana slug that's huge. I was looking for one, but didn't see any.
After lunch, we headed back toward Tofino and did the Tolquin Trail out near the ocean. Beautiful views.
And we found this little cove. Very secluded.
It was a great day in Tofino and area.
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