Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Victoria: Mile 0

Mon. Aug. 13, 2007

After spending 2 full days in Vancouver, we were off to Victoria to reach that Mile 0.

View from the Ferry.



It took us 1.5 hrs to reach Victoria by Ferry. Hence it was time for us to nap.



It was scorching hot where I was sitting which is the reason for my crazy getup. And I wonder why no man would approach me when I'm travelling...



Victoria, BC: After picking up our car rental (the ES-CAP-PE) we went to have lunch at the Reef which is a Caribbean restaurant. They have the best corn bread EVER!!! They're so dense that I'm sure they're really supposed to be the size of a basketball but instead they are merely the size of a tennis ball. But boy are they GOOOOOD!!!



Victoria, BC: Mile 0. CFL has made it!!!! After 2 weeks and 5,709kms clocked on our RV, we made it to Mile 0!!! Whoop, Whoop!!!!



What better way to celebrate than to do some kung fu moves??!!!









After some convincing, Fi finally decided to join us in our crazy jumps...



Victoria is a quaint little town (well at least from the few hours I was there). It's definitely one of those towns where you should ride around in a horse and carriage.



Or do some yoga...





OMG!! It's Ogo-Pogo!!!





"Point of interest" on the drive from Victoria to Tofino. I don't know what is up with the west coast but they call their Scenic/Look Out Points, Points of Interest. Interesting...



At this particular Point of Interest, you can view various islands between Vancouver and Victoria. One of which is Salt Springs which Fi and Jay just recently visited.



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Tofino is right on the Pacific Rim. Therefore, we saw many Tsunami Warning signs and Tsunami Evacuation Routes. In addition, we also saw a lot of fallen trees.

This particular beach was pretty cool because they had sand islands which you can just walk to. You can see it in the far distance in this pic.



Another Point of Interest. It reminds me of Legends of the Fall.





Tofino, BC: After 5 hours of driving along ridiculously windy roads, we finally made it to Tofino. I think the road to Tofino was worse than the Rockies and Whistler put together and we weren't even driving an RV this time. However, it was all worth it once we arrived. This is basically what you see anywhere you walked in Tofino.



Tofino, BC: View outside our Inn. It was quite the feat to find accommodations in Tofino. Even weeks ahead, it was booked solid and after calling over 30 places (many of which laughed in our face), we finally found a place to sleep.



Shelter Restaurant is rated one of the best resturants in Tofino. It definitely was delicious. I love seafood, so Tofino was definitely my heaven.

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