Tofino

5days left...

Im here. Spent 3 nights in 'Whalers on the point Hostel', and one more to go before I head back to Vancouver-Banff-Calgary and Home.Managed to get a surf in before the swell died and what a surf it was. Unbelievably clean 4ft shaped perfection. Ha. Bloody cold though. -1 air and 5C water. But ive done what I came for so im stoked! (Cox bay - the beach)

Now im sitting her legs dead from spending yesterday trekking along Tofinos coast line.

1 Golden eagle

Cougar paw prints.

100's of Starfish

and some of the most amazing coastline ive ever viewed.

Started at 11 at a beach called 'Long Beach' (original i know) to scale the headlands around to each beach along its coastline. Didnt manage to spot anyone for 6hours as i dont think this route had been walked in a long time...

We got lost.

And thats probably why. . .

We ended up (we - Mike a guy met at the hostel, and I) heading inland through a forest as the sun had set and the light was dropping quick.

An hour later, managed to reach some summit within the forest that looked out over Tofino. Amazing pink and orange skys outlining the hundreds of islands surrounding the coast.

Managed to hitch back. as had no idea where we were.

only walked 20K but along that coast stopping to capture it was way worth it.

Tofino.

26thFeb2011