Tofino

Just returned from a lovely weekend in Tofino on the west coast of Vancouver Island. If you're looking to indulge yourself, the Wickaninnish Inn is tough to beat. Superb service, first-class food, amazing accommodations and amenities.


The inn is right on the shore of Chersterman Beach, a popular surfing spot.




The inn provides free guided nature walks with bona fide naturalists. (Our fellow walkers were surprisingly uniformed about the natural world. Lisa and I zoomed to the top of the class by correctly identifying...a barnacle. The fact they neglected to bring their own raincoats for a trip to the west coast of Vancouver Island in late-October might have tipped us off that these are people who don't spend a heckuva lot of time outdoors.)


We took a self-guided hike along one of the rain forest trails in Pacific Rim National Park.


The view from the little deck off our room. For real.


Walking along the beach was endlessly entertaining. Especially at sunset...