Travellingman reisverhalen - - Tofino
Day 8: Zaterdag 5 september 2015
Tofino

Around 7:15 AM, I was awakened by the light. It was a sunny morning, some clouds. I worked a little bit on my tripsite and went for breakfast. Afterwards I walked to the Tofino water taxi and they had a boat available to Meares Island. I directly booked a place (CA $ 31) and left at 9:30 AM. On board a Canadian couple from Quebec. The crossing took just 10 minutes. We got some instructions and began to the two hour walk. The first part consisted of a wooden walkway, although here and there a bit dilapidated. A beautiful forest with big trees. After a half hour walking the wooden path ended and I had to walk further on a reasonable path, but muddy here and there. There are many birds, although I could not see them only hear them. On the way I saw several snails and many ferns, mosses and mushrooms and fungi that grew on the trees. The self-cleaning capacity of the forest did its job. Some of the trees were very thick and more than 300 years old. I often stopped to look at the forest. After nearly two hours, I caught up the Canadian couple, who had been walking in front of me most of the time for me. We missed a turn somewhere and plodding through the forest, which was not easy because the bushes grow here close together. Finally we found back the path and after about two hours of walking we were back in the water. After fifteen minutes of waiting, we were picked up neatly at the agreed time of noon.

We passed along the oldest settlement in this area, where there was a wild cow on the beach. After returning we saw an eagle. I said goodbye to the Canadians and went to my room. I still had muscle pain in my back. After some rest, I went shopping and bought a salve to alleviate muscle pain some. After some rest I walked to Tonquin Beach. It was cloudy and there were not many people sunbathing, but there were still quite a few people on the beach. Hereafter I walked back and was just in time for the rain back in my hotel room. After reading it was completely cloudy and it was still raining.

I walked over to the Chinese restaurant where I got a good meal for little money. Because it was raining, I worked a little on my travel blog before I went to sleep.

Initial publication: 10 september 2015
Last update: 23 september 2015
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