Category: Wild Wild West

October 24 Beach shot of the day……..Dad teaching his son. I am determined to fix this awning, so I run down to the local Co-op Hardware store and pick up a set of ratchet tie-downs….strength, 5,000 lbs., They’ll straighten that puppy.  Figured, seeing as the site next door is empty, I could pull in the…

October 23It rained steadily overnight, and I was more than surprised when I took a look outside and found our awning buckled and full of water.  I’m not sure how many gallons were being held in there, but it took all my strength to lift from underneath and dump the water.  As you can imagine…

October 22 When you’re in a place named Tofino………you start to speak the lingo.  So what I don’t know, is, proper speak for this town……everyday folks are fine, speak the Queens English, and are actually much more polite than the rabble we hang out with in Blue Mountains……..then there are the foreigners, nice, but want…

October 21 We contacted our next scheduled campground in Tofino, “Surf Grove”, and were told there was availability if we wanted to arrive a couple of days early……….no brainer……..we are outa here.  Although North Island is beautiful, and is probably a great place to be “in” season, it is deadsville right now.  Our hosts could…

October 20 Huge had a nice sleep in this morning as we have nothing on the agenda……..hold on, “Nothing on the agenda?” It’s true……..unfortunately everything up in this neck of the woods is closed for the season……we thought about going over to Alert Bay on the ferry, but we have already been told that most…