It’s spring time in Victoria,  sunny sky, warm temperatures and the flowers and blossoms are in full bloom.  After a great lunch at Jam Cafe we hit the road for our drive to Tofino.  The weather is fantastic, we have the car windows open and the tunes up high.  As we leave the southern part of Vancouver island the scenery changed. The road is hilly and windy with beautiful scenery at every bend in the road.  We stopped at Malahoot Lookout to view Brentwood Bay, Mt. Newton and Swartz Bay off in the distance.

As we continued our drive the mountains get larger and the trees taller.  Our next stop was Cameron Lake to take in the majestic scenery of the mountains, lake and sky, The air is fresh and clean here.

We made and ice cream stop at the Old Country Market in Coombs, better known as Goats on Roof. The main building has a grass roof and there are usually goats on it. Unfortunately they weren’t out today so I missed the goats on the roof.  The country market has excellent produce and their ice cream is some of the best I’ve eaten.  It’s worth the stop in Coombs.

As we drove north the temperature began to drop but the sun was still shining bright.  I wouldn’t want to do this winding drive in the dark and miss this beautiful scenery. Our goal was to get to Tofino before the sun set, but it’s so hard not to stop to take photos. We stopped to listen to the sound of the rushing river cascading over the rocks and to view the crimson colours of the sky as the sun set behind the mountains.

As we neared Tofino there were a couple of cars stopped at the side of the highway. We slowed down to see what was going on and to our delight there was a black bear on the hill having his evening meal.  He was totally oblivious to the cars and people and quietly went about his business.  He looks very healthy and his deep black coat shimmered in the evening light.
What a sight to see! Our first day comes to an end. I can’t wait for tomorrows adventures.