Tofino, Canada Travel Blogs

Peace!
May 9, 2008 (11 photos)

... you can live in that state in the " real"  world. I've often stated I don't take the easy way out. I could move to Tofino and live in this state of bliss away from the hustle and bustle of modern life. But that's not who I am. I love luxuries and ...

Whales, Yoga and good times
Aug 28, 2009 (14 photos)

Tofno is a small village of approximately 1700 on the West Coast of Vancouver Island. This stunning village multiplies in the summer as people flock to whale watch, hike, surf and relax on the rugged coast. We spend a few nights at the hostel on the ...

Paradise Found!
May 8, 2008 (16 photos)

... view from my deck and even when I'm lying in bed. Freakin' Awesome!   After checking in I went for a walk around Tofino. I started off by stopping for lunch. There was one problem. The power had gone off in the whole town and the waterfront ...

BLOW UP TOFINO
Aug 30, 2003 (2 photos)

... other. Rain-drops dripped from the trees on our faces all night long. This was our last night in Canada. In case you couldn't tell, Tofino wasn't my favorite place. - Modern O. with Johnny, Adam, Sean, and Julie (in spirit) Thanks to ...

Bear Aware.......
Aug 13, 2007

Tofino greetings i know i didnt write a blog yesterday but to be honest there really wasnt that much to say! as i did some work and relaxed! Although I also met with bob hansen , who is the project leader for the Wildcoast Project, which is located in the ...

Vancouver Island
Oct 27, 2005 (26 photos)

... -which-way but straight!!!! The next day we headed down to Victoria (the Capital of British Columbia) via the Tofino Botanical Gardens - twelve acres of gardens, forest, and shoreline that explore the relationship between culture and nature. These are ...

The wild and beautiful Pacific Rim National park
Apr 20, 2009 (21 photos)

... the city and heading out into the wilderness. The roads were quite and clear and once on the island the 200k to Tofino only took 3 hours through Parksville, Port Albeni and Ucluelet. What an incredible place the Pacific Rim Park is. Truly beautiful and ...

Were going on a bear hunt!
Aug 16, 2007

hello ! Today I went bear watching although that is a very tourist like thing to do really! but all in all apart from the weather it was great fun! saw many bears and shared the boat with some particularly large zoom lens who insisted on pushing through ...

Home Again
Aug 4, 2006 (1 photos)

... decor. Not many tourists know about it so it wasn't that crowded. Well that's the end of my trip and it's back to reality in Canada. I want to thank Sait and his family for taking me in and showing me a great time. I wouldn't have been able to see or ...

vancouver island
Aug 23, 2005

Took the ferry to Vancouver Island. Managed to rent a car. Drove to Ucluelet. Didn't do much of anything but get situated for the next day. I kept feeling all day that I was cursed because I passed by so many hitchhikers and that if I had picked up one of ...

Rundt på øen
Jun 25, 2008 (7 photos)

... ). Vi vil ikke anbefale stedet - som var ok men bestemt heller ikke mere. "Service" er ikke lige deres hovedformål.   Vi forlod stedet i morges og kørte den korte tur til Tofino. Fandt det næste resort, hvor vi havde booket et "studio" for 2 nætter.

Pacific Rim -- Tofino and Ucluelet - Part 9 of 11
Aug 29, 2007 (13 photos)

... that is available to guests all day long. Victoria: Blog 7 - Pacific Rim - Tofino (61 photos) ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Unfortuantely this year, none of that was to come ...

To the furthest Western point
May 30, 2006 (9 photos)

... to stand for at least 2 seconds)! And on the last day Myself and Will got a kyack and ventured around the inlets around Tofino and found some cool places (including the 1600 year old tree). Spent a few nights on the piss here and had some good times ...

Surfing in Tofino!!
Jun 18, 2006 (25 photos)

... up on the board for a whole 2 seconds and then come crashing back down into the sea! Awesome fun! Then my last evening in Tofino I spent in true student style, I went to he liquor store, grabbed some beers and just sat on some rocks out in the harbour, ...

Tofino
Mar 31, 2008 (13 photos)

... trail. It looks like I'll be heading back to Vancouver on monday, as I really need to find some work. As much as I would like to stay in Tofino, rented accommodation is few and far-between and I could't afford to stay in the hostel the whole time.

zodiacs, bears, the oldest trees in canada
Sep 6, 2005 (38 photos)

... to be. As soon as possible is my answer. Ok, I'll be there in two minutes is the response. I've always loved Tofino. It's like a step into the twilight zone. Many of the residents here are ex-hippies or still hanging onto the hippie culture. Used to ...

Tofino
Aug 10, 2007

Hey from the master of the skytrain(I did it all by myself)  I have arrived safe and sound in Tofino after 1 sky train journey3 ferrys 7 hours and 1 ferry crossing aand am very glad that im able to collapse, although as long as the journey was you ...

Hot Springs Cove!
Aug 17, 2007

Again today it rained and i walked to tJAmies to catch the oat very early with the delusions that it was only a short shower and would dry up presently! NOT TRUE! It rained I got wet, veryvery wet and whilst stood waiting to go on boat left a decidedly ...

Tofino, Vancouver Island, 5th to 7th August 2007
Aug 5, 2007

Blog to follow.........

A Canadian Gem -- Tofino
Sep 1, 2009

... our time.  We hit the split in the road just before noon and dropped into the visitor center and managed to get a room in Tofino for one night... high season....  Anyway, we had some time to kill before we could get into our room, so went to ...

Tofino
Aug 31, 2007

... Hier changements de plans. Après une deuxième ronde de golf désastreuse et comme la température voulait demeurer au beau fixe, nous sommes allés à Tofino aller-retour. La dernière fois où je suis allé là c'était en compagnie de Maxime et il avait plu les 2 jours et ...

Tofino
May 2, 2006

See Where I am entry

Pacific Rim NP
Aug 13, 2006 (39 photos)

... the rainforest and loads of driftwood! When we eventually managed to meet up with each other again...we headed off to check out Tofino...the only place anyway near Long beach!!! It was a cute little town, with a some cool shops and an ace First Nation ...

What a lovely little place
Apr 3, 2008 (13 photos)

... . The moral, don't smoke kids, you might miss your bus. Our bus soon followed oot of the station and across the island to Tofino, a lovely little town on the waterfront in a bay on the west coast. I suppose you could say it's very commercial as most ...

Day 18 - Tofino and the Pacific Rim National Park
Sep 6, 2008 (18 photos)

... of the Website - not bad for amateurs! Tomorrow we head for the ferry and into the USA, the journey across Canada has been outstanding and memorable.   We have seen so many sights that we will treasure.   British Columbia was a ...

to watch or not to watch ....
Aug 11, 2007

... I saw a bear!!!!!!!roaming around near the field station early this morning which was awesome! I thought that i would i venture into Tofino town, about a 2 mile walk or so which was really nice, allowed me to stretch my legs after all the coach and plane ...

Day 17 - Nanaimo to Tofino
Sep 5, 2008 (13 photos)

... and have to face the roller coaster journey back in the same day!   We pressed on up the coast toward Tofino and by luck spotted a campground sign offering vacancies.   Crystal Cove Beach Resort turned out to be the best campground we ...

Canada Day...
Jul 3, 2008 (5 photos)

... saying our goodbyes, I went for a stroll around the impressive botanical gardens, then up the coast to the various coves. There were some great beaches in and around Tofino, and I'd enjoyed relaxing there, but it was now time to start heading north...

Right on, dude
Sep 15, 2009 (12 photos)

... , so I decided just to chill on Monday. I hitch-hiked into town to have a look around (and survived, so don't worry!) Tofino's basically like a Canadian Newquay, but smaller. FINALLY- a town I could walk from one end to the other in 10 minutes! There ...

Coleman stoves and mansion tents
Aug 15, 2005 (4 photos)

... to go surfing this morning but lingering knee 'issues' have hampered that idea. Instead we'll take a last walk through little Tofino, a town littered with signs advertising "kayaking tours", "surfing" or "ocean tours." My lack of activity today will only ...