This is a quick post to update the events of yesterday.
Marc and I woke up VERY slowly, in fact we were eating breakfast at a local breakfast joint, here in Port Alberni, at about 12:30pm. Nothing like eggs benedict for brunch!
After filling our stomachs and the gas tank in the Mustang at the Petro Canada on the highway, we began our trek to Tofino. It had been raining throughout the night, but let up as we left the rain forest...perfect! The highway to Tofino was another rollercoaster for my stomach. Marc was lovin' every minute of it while I was reaching for anything and everything to hold onto!
Along the road we saw a new kind of signage, only found on the coast..."Tsunami Evacuation Zone" (pictures to follow). Slightly freaky to think that this area could be hit by tsunami waves! Enjoy it while we can, I guess.
We got into Tofino at about 3:00ish and did some quick stops in the local shops. THEN, we bought some seats on a whale-watching tour! This was super exciting for me...
To kill time, we drove back towards Long Beach and hung out on the beach with the local surfers and tourists...the water was cold, but it was wonderful to relax on the driftwood!
Back to Tofino, got some grub (BBQ salmon and fries with two corn dogs, interesting mix!), then suited up to see some whales.
They put you in these really warm space looking suits, then we got onto this boat with two Evinrude 200's on the back and hit the water...our tour guide's name was Adrian and he had grown up in Tofino, working with fishing boat since he was 12 (he was only 19, but cool none the less). The drive out to the whale hang outs was CRAZY. Everytime we hit a wave my stomach dropped out of me. I figured that I did about 350 sit ups on this tour...from clenching my stomach.
we saw grey whales, humpback whales, harbour seals and other sea creatures. There is also these birds that look like mini flying penguins that are in the area...Marc liked these! After three hours on the ocean water, through swells and waves, our stomachs had been through yet another ride.
We got back to Tofino, grabbed some more food (popcorn shrimp and fries) and hit the road back to Port Alberni...
After a good sleep...shower...and Marc shaved, we're off to Victoria to visit the Poff girls and hang out for a couple days...
(I'll add pics later...we have 30 mins to get out of the hotel!)
...rested in Port Alberni...
Cari and Marc Letourneau
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