Camping at Tofino and Ucleulet

Only July 2nd, we arrived in Nanaimo, but we did not stay there. We bought groceries and filled our tank, and we continued to drive to the west Coast of Vancouver Island. At the conjunction T session, left turn took us to Ucluelet and a right turn took us through the magnificent Pacific Rim National Park Reserve (Long Beach) and on into Tofino. We stayed at a camping site call the Surf junction.


The west side of the island is dominated by surf and wide sandy beaches. Clayoquot Sound is north of Tofino and is full of beaches, islands and rainforests. We heard that some of the best sea kayakings in the world are found here.

Tofino rests on the north tip of the peninsula and it is said to be a great place to engage in whale watching, scuba diving, kayaking. It is Canada's west side, about 5000 miles to Japan. The weather was windy, raining and chilly, we were not in the mood to  sports. We just wandered along the harbour, and visited some art galleries and workshops.

Ucluelet is nestled in a small harbour south of the park area. We enjoyed the little clean town by alking and hiking.We also loved the most spectacular views in the light tower area, and we enjoyed the Wild Pacific Trail, more than Tofino.

Here is a video clip abut the region we visited.
http://vimeo.com/4946485