tofino 2

thursday is hiking day after a thunderstormy wake up // jeudi c'est rando après un réveil sous orage et pluie battante.

schoner cove.

easy boardwalk, 30min, a lot of steps and the feeling of beeing in a videogame jungle version, without the scary wildlife. We were alone and it was magical.

ballade facile sur un chemin en bois avec beaucoup d'escaliers (mais des rampes partout). Plein d'arbres géants beacoup plus gros et beau qu'à cathedral growth. Le sentiment d'ètre dans un jeu video version jungle mais sans la faune effrayante (serpents, insectes, araignées...). on était seule juste après la pluie, c'était magique.

pictures//photos

and the off to the Nun Tchat Nulth visitor center. We should have done that on our way in but we didn't anyway. This is a small but very intersting museum about the park and the Nun Tchat Nulth, group of premier nations of the west of vancouver island speaking the same langage and sharing a common cultural background especially whale hunting. I spend maybe 2hours there, poor Leonie.

after that, time for some fresh air along the beach.

The algues there are so big, imagine how good it could be to trash a friend (or a little sister ;-) ).

and a last hike to finish our tofino trip (near wya point, I should look for the name but I must be too lazy for that) ;-)

gravel road becoming trail, boardwalk and steep stairs. really cool beach and only another group of tourists. It's so peacefull and relaxing.

pictures :

proof that I set a hand (a foot would have meant taking shoes and sock off and back again on wet feet :S ) in the Pacific Ocean !

and my thirsts seastars :D (like a kid). I'm proud I resisted the want (??? not too sure about the appropriate word there) to take one with me. It was really difficult being a responsible grown up there.

So to conclude Tofino : now I WANT to do a shore hike on the island, either the west coast trail or the north shore trail (open, newer, wilder and starting in Cape Scott provincial park). I'm already registering for volonteers !