Our Time Away



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Well we've managed to get away to Tofino and the west coast of the island.
Going over there was a wonderful reprieve.
The highway over to Port Alberni is good but beyond Port Alberni to the "T" in the road that goes to Tofino or Ucuelet is a lot like going over the Logan Pass (Road to the Sun) in Glacier National Park in Montana - hilly, narrow and cluttered with a multitude of "snake-type" signs that tell you about the winding road for the next 1 or 2 or 12 km. and warns you that the speed limit is 30 or 40 km/hr.

It seems like there is a SLOW sign at the bottom of every hill and right now the pot hole could take out a "Smart Car". We were glad we went by car instead of bringing the motor home.

Once you got to the west side of the island, all the signs remind you that this is a major tourist destination during the high season. There are "resort" signs all over the place, gated entrances to large private homes and almost every road points you to another B & B.

We booked a cabin very close to Tofino right on MacKenzie Beach. Once we got there, we realized that the "off-season" traffic is very light and reservations aren't really necessary.

Long Beach used to be the primary beach of choice but it is now part of the Pacific Rim National Park and other beaches are far more attractive.

While parking at this time of year to go down to the beach is free, apparently at "high-season" even day parking is incredibly high.

Our favourite beaches turned out to be MacKenzie and Chesterman. We walked and walked and walked-tides in and tides out. Every other minute seemed to be a "Kodak" moment and we ended up with over 70 pictures.

Hope you enjoy these.




























After walking the beaches all day, it was oh, so pleasant to go back to the cabin and sit in front of the fireplace and listen to the surf pounding against the beach.

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