Tofino

Surfing on Cox Bay

Beach walking

Starfish

After the rush of Christmas, we took the family to the west coast of Vancouver Island.

To reach the village of Tofino we drove from our home to Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal just outside of Vancouver. We took the ferry to Nanaimo on Vancouver Island and traveled north on Highway 19 for 43km (26 miles), took exit 60 onto Highway 4 West (also known as the Pacific Rim Highway), drove 156km (97 miles) through spectacular ancient forest in Cathedral Grove, historic Port Alberni, and around beautiful Sproat and Kennedy Lake. We traveled over a windy road until we came to the junction between Ucluelet and Tofino. We turned right and traveled north through Pacific Rim National Park to our hotel which was just out of Tofino (28km-17miles).

We booked one cottage and 3 deluxe beachfront rooms at The Long Beach Lodge Resort.

We went on beach walks, short hikes, walked around Tofino, and ate some fabulous food. One restaurant we went to was named Canada's #1 best new restaurant. It was not too expensive and was enjoyed by our group ranging in ages from 3 years - 85 years old. I would recommend Wolf in the Fog.

One member of our group went surfing in the cold Pacific water. I sat in the hot tub.

Family bonding at its best!

View from our room

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Cottage

Path to the cottage

Start of an easy hike

End of the hike