Monday, February 13, 2006

from the "tossed to and fro" dept.

UPDATED:

It was a beautiful Monday morning in Tofino... and we had to go. After a quick stroll on the beach, we packed up and hit the road.

First stop was Ucluelet for breakfast at the Matterson House. Here, you get great service, great food AND a great price. Tofino's best breakfast is 40km away!



We made such good time crossing the Island, that we thought we might catch an earlier ferry than our planned 3pm sailing. But we just missed the earlier boat. So we spent time finding something for lunch (take away from Save-On-Foods) and wandering a waterfront park.



The winds were high when we boarded the ferry. The captain came on the blower to advise us that the ride would be "lumpy." And lumpy it was:

[click HERE for VIDEO].

The seas calmed as we got closer to the mainland. And before we knew it, we were dropping off the rental van and committing a great weekend to memory.

Tuesday was a work day, but went quickly. I managed to figure out how to post videos from my new digital camera here. And it seems to work. That means on the Belize trip, I should be able to upload videos as well as pictures. The only caveat is the speed of the connection to upload.

And, at the end of the day, stills are probably a more effective medium.

Here's another video from earlier in the trip when we stopped at Cathedral Grove:


Cathedral Grove (low res, small file)


Cheers!

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