
Laura and I made our way to Tofino. Our first stop was just off the road at what looked just an other rocky outcrop. In fact it was one of the best set of shallow waterfalls I had seen on the trip. We climbed around on the rocks for a bit, and then went out for breakfast. After breakfast toured the town of Tofino looking at first nation art. Tofino also had surfing, which I had never done but wanted to try. In February of this year I tried snowboarding for the first time and loved that. I had been told if you can snowboard, picking up surfing is easier. So Laura and I put on wet suits and learned the basics from our instructors. Once in the water I followed directions and one of my first waves managed to stand up and ride for a couple dozen feet. The instructors thought that was pretty good, but I didn't manage to do it many times after that. I noticed at some point fighting my way through the surf so I could try and catch a wave was really tiring me out. Then it dawned on me: I was tired because I was motion sick. This is a typical symptom for me. I tried to fight the feeling. After awhile we were called to shoe and the instructor said he would take a group of us further out so we could try riding some larger waves before they broke. I wanted to do this, but once I got back in the water I just couldn't fight my way through the surf. I retreated back to shoe and couldn't even stand up—I had to crawl out of the water. It's as motion sick as I have ever been and it took about 30 minutes before I could put my head up without getting really dizzy. In time I was able to make my way back to the car were I had some ginger pills. These took about 10 minutes to kick in, but when they did I felt completely fine. So I tried surfing, but it's hard to say if I was successful or not.
After surfing, which Laura did just fine, it was time for dinner. I was on the Pacific coast, had just swam in the Pacific Ocean, and now I wanted to try seafood. While I've eaten sushi, and I had crab cake once in Maryland, I've never really had seafood. Laura made inquiries about the best seafood place in town, and that's where we went. We ordered a huge platter for two that had a little of everything. I found I really like scallops and halibut. Red snapper was okay, and while I like salmon I wasn't fond of the raspberry sauce they put on it. The mussels and oysters was indifferent to, and I found crab to taste much like string cheese. But overall I liked what I had tried and wouldn't mind eating it again.
Laura wanted to camp on the beach, and there was a campground on the beach. But when we got there we found all the beach sites had been taken. So we headed to an other location, cooked s'mores and called it a night.
After surfing, which Laura did just fine, it was time for dinner. I was on the Pacific coast, had just swam in the Pacific Ocean, and now I wanted to try seafood. While I've eaten sushi, and I had crab cake once in Maryland, I've never really had seafood. Laura made inquiries about the best seafood place in town, and that's where we went. We ordered a huge platter for two that had a little of everything. I found I really like scallops and halibut. Red snapper was okay, and while I like salmon I wasn't fond of the raspberry sauce they put on it. The mussels and oysters was indifferent to, and I found crab to taste much like string cheese. But overall I liked what I had tried and wouldn't mind eating it again.
Laura wanted to camp on the beach, and there was a campground on the beach. But when we got there we found all the beach sites had been taken. So we headed to an other location, cooked s'mores and called it a night.