Todays basic plan was whale watching. We drove down to the wharf and got kitted up. We looked like North Sea fisherman. It was cold, but at least it had stopped raining. We jumped on these Zodiacs and felt like greenpeace activasts. With twin 150 hp outboards these things were going to motor. The wind was ice cold and it felt like any tears from the wind would instantly freeze on you face (just like in Dumb and Dumber). First stop was to look at some seals and while we were there a bald eagle was perched on the top of the rocks. Just as I put the camera back in its cover the eagle did a fly past over our heads. I was too slow to get the picture, but the sight of the bird flying past was enough for me. It was quite majestic.
We cruised around and looked for some more stuff. We saw a pack of wolves on the beach from a long way away. Apparently we were very lucky to see the wolves, even if it was from half a mile away. We also saw grey whales, more birds and sea lions playing in the water. We also came back past a bald eagles nest. The area was extremely scenic, once the fog had lifted.
Back to camp for lunch. It was not enough so we went into Tofino to look around and top up on lunch. The funny sign of the day was seen in a driveway "Beware of flat tyres when parking in driveway". Bought some beer at $20 for a 12 pack. After dinner we went down to the beach to see a glorious sunset over the ocean. After standing around in the ice cold wind for ages it was determined to be a fizzer. The only saving grace was another fly by from a bald eagle. Again I was too slow to get the photo. It rained pretty much all night long and I froze all night.
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