Coast Tauca Lea Resort And Spa Ucluelet

So wonderful Beth was talking so much about surfing in Mexico that I wanted to do some, so when she suggested a trip to Tofino on Vancouver Island I was up for it!! She organized us to stay in (excuse the name all u nurses and you know what I mean) Rose cottage a great place with a hot tub and the scariest nic nacks Ive ever seen, stuffed stingr...

The glorious sun continued and we had another wild excursion. Our goal this time was to get to the hot springs north of Tofino. We selected the most intrepid company, which promised the possibility of seeing a whale or two on the way. I'm never one to pass up the chance to see a whale. Our first viewing was a pair of grey whales, which appeared ...

Lucky we were, as both sisters went paddling with us that day in Clayoquot Sound. The two have a wealth of information on their own and other native tribes, medicinal plants and the many uses of bark :o) (shoes...), to name a few. Meares Island is a rainforesty gem one could spend days exploring. Some people actually have, after walking off the ...

Disappointment Ucluelet and Tofino are two towns on a strip of land on the west coast of Vancouver Island. Tourism is now the only real industry, based around the 800,000 annual visitors to the Pacific Rim National Park that lies between them. We started with Ucluelet, doing a very tame walk known as the wild west coast trail - it is not the tra...

After seven days trekking through the infamous wilderness of the West Coast Trail along the Pacific shores of Vancouver Island we returned safe and sound back to Victoria! We started the journey fresh and wide-eyed on Wednesday, June 25th leaving Aili's Grandpa's house at 6am for the two hour drive to the end of the trail at Port Renfrew where ...

I woke up quite early this morning and meditated. I actually meditated this morning, sitting cross legged in front of the patio doors of my room and staring outside at the Ocean. It was rainy and foggy so I couldn't see the Islands that are just offshore. I've always been quite flexible. But I surprised myself this morning. I was able to get my ...

We hired a car and drove north out of Victoria, past the port of Nanaimo. The countryside was quite flat with low hills and cliffs, one of which, Malahat Point, had a great look out over the Georgia Strait. A quick coffee and cake lunch in which I indulged in two new passions. There is a 'Nanaimo bar' which is 1cm base of flapjack type biscuit, ...

Day 64 - August 14th 2007 So, an early start to proceedings this morning as we have a 3 hour car journey across to the starting point for the West Coast Trail , Bamfield. The West Coast Trail is basically a 77km walk along some of the most rugged coastline in North America. It is rated by Canadians and Americans alike as the most difficult walk ...

Hey All, Last week I hiked the West Coast Trail and thought I'd share a re-cap and some pics:) i don't have any pics of me on my camera, but I have some good scenery shots:) The trail was really cool.....really varried terrain-everything you could imagine: Sand, big boulders, steep ladders, mud, mud, mud, tree roots, etc. We hike about 12 km/day...

Well, last time I wrote here, I'd been up to a lot of exciting activities.... and getting some free stuff. This time, I haven't been up to much, but I went on the sweetest of freebie trips to Tofino... First up though, was my trip to the Slam City Jam at the end of May. I thought I'd written about it already, but it seems I forgot! Which is lame...