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22nd to 31st May
So have done Vancouver Island and the original plan was to go to Victoria for 3 days, Tofino for 3 days and Nanaimo for 3 days. I ended up in Tofino for 5 days and Nanaimo for 1 night only. A brief rundown
Victoria: So left Seattle on the 22nd and took the ferry into Canada. Once I got there and into the hostel I took a quick walk around got used to the place. The weekend was a holiday weekend in Victoria, celebrating Victoria Day so there was los going on. On Sunday I took a walk around the city, then went down to the marina where there was a boat parade and lots of street entertainers (sigh). Afterwards a trip to the museum and an IMax feature. Monday was the national holiday so there was a huge parade. So pitched my seat on the pavement and watched it go by for 4 long hours. I was happy that Sons of Norway were there yay!! The rest of the day was walking around, tat souvenir hunting before gong back to the hostel and treating myself to a nice dinner.
Next day I set off for Tofino on a nice long 6 hour bus journey which was tedious and also the wonderful Vancouver Island weather meant I saw nohing. Got to Tofino and it is the most amazing little town. Went to the hostel and got settled in before going on an explore. There are great little shops and art galleries so was happy. Collected info on stuff to do so started to plane my few days. Day 2: Walked 1km out of Tofino and explored the beautiful botanical gardens, it was amazing. Day 3: Card swallowed by a machine, lots of skyping Barclays and Visa on the phone, then hired a bike and cycled out of Tofino towards the beaches, parked the bike and walked 2 miles along the beach before cycling another 2 k, turning around and cycling the 4km back to Tofino. Day 4: Kayak trip over to Meares Island, was so excited. So great to be in a Kayak again and was a beautiful walk through Meares Island a UNESCO Biosphere. Day 5: Relaxing and a whale watching tri[p on a speedboat. Wore some ridiculous clothes but saw grey whales, sea otters and Stellar Sea Lions. Next day left Tofino, headed down to Nanaimo and bunked down in the hostel for the night.
Next day was pouring down, walked along the waterfront before heading back, wen to the library for an hour, then the museum, more shopping before heading back to hostel, collect my bags, caught bus and ferry over to Vancouver. Yay
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