The Epic Road Trip - August 2013 Edition - Day 5 - The Island

Mr T and I have gone to Vancouver a number of times since we moved west six and a half years ago.

We've visited the island zero times (in real life. Mr T has spent days there via Google Maps). This year that all changed. We decided we would pony up the cost of the ferry and go to Tofino.

Anywho, we left of on Sproat Lake - which is on the Island. We woke up the next morning. Spent another few minutes gazing at the firefighting plane and we were off. The road to Tofino isn't AS winding as Highway 99, but it's still got some curves to conquer.

We zoomed through lush green forests (and fog... don't forget the fog) to make our way to the town to get breakfast.

The first place we tried seemed a little like the set of "Lost" and the yogis saluting the sun freaked Mr T out a little. So off we went to find somewhere else.

Here's our view from Tofino's Best Western restaurant (which has the most delicious, healthy flax French toast ever).

 Yup. That would be the Pacific Ocean in the background. Awesome.

Mr P had enough of breakfast before we even got in the restaurant. He just wanted to be outside. So after 20 minutes of Mr T and I dodging flying cutlery and French toast, out we strolled. On to the most awesome beach I've ever been on.

 Mr P was excited at all of the open space he had to run. However, he's not a fan of open water, so going into the ocean was a big NO for him (which means me too). However, Mr T got to do what he wanted to do - dive into the ocean.

Meanwhile, Mr P had fun exploring the sand and the things playing in said sand.

 I decided to be a dorky tourist, and do something usually reserved for tropical beaches (the palm trees in Tofino could fool you into thinking you were in a tropical area... if the damned ocean wasn't so cold).

Tofino is an interesting little town. Kind of hard to find a tshirt in Mr P's size, but after scouring all of the surf shops we finally found him one. And then we found some excellent ice cream.

After that, it was time to get back on the road - we wanted to be comfortably checked in to a hotel in Victoria by the evening, so we could take the ferry back to Vancouver in the morning.