This was my last full day in Tofino and I was determined to squeeze in as much as possible. The weather is perfect, clear blue sky, warm sunshine and I can finally see the snow capped mountains. The view of the harbour and mountains is amazing. The nice weather has everyone out and about.  We started our day off with breakfast at Common Loaf Bake Shop where we had a slice of breakfast pizza. Delicious!

 With full tummies we headed over to Chesterman beach for a hike along a walkway lined with large trees and thick vibrant green undergrowth. At the end of the walkway there’s a platform with spectacular views of the beach.

We changed into our wetsuits, gathered up our boogy boards and headed back to the beach to catch some waves.  The Pacific ocean is very cold, full wet suit gear is imperative; body suit, hood, boots and gloves.  The sun was shining which made the experience amazing. We spent hours playing in the surf with our boogy boards.  There were dozens of surfers around us enjoying this fabulous day.  On a day like this you can certainly see this is a surf town.  Sorry there are no photos of us playing in the water. it wasn’t possible to manage a camera and boogy board at the same time.After working up an appetite playing in the waves we changed out of our wet suits and headed back to Tofino for lunch at Wolf in the Fog. I had one of the tastiest burgers, the secret was in the sauce.  Yummy! The sun is still shining and the view of the snow capped mountains stunning.  Our next adventure of the day is a whale watching tour with Atleo Air.     We took off from the harbour flying over the islands out to the open sea.  Within minutes we spotted our first grey whale.  It’s amazing how well you can see the full body of the whale in the water below.  From the sky it doesn’t look big, until you compare it to the nearby boats. This grey whale is about 50 feet long. It’s larger than the whale watching boats beside it.

What a view from up above,  We flew over an island covered with sea lions basking in the sun. The beaches are long and unspoiled, the colour of the ocean deep shades of blue and the waves a frothy white as they crash on the rocks below.

It’s a warm evening. We decided to stay in town to enjoy a cocktail at an outdoor patio overlooking the harbour. I spotted another eagle perched on the top of a barren tree.  

This has been a fabulous day filled with adventure. Hiking, boogy boarding, whale watching from the sky. We headed back to the beach to take in the amazing sunset. The crimson glow of the sun on the water was spectacular.

For our last evening in Tofino we decided to go out for dinner at Schooners, a  fine dining restaurant offering a variety of seafood dishes.  I enjoyed a delicious grilled red snapper served with an array of dipping sauces and fresh veggies.  I’ve enjoyed 8 fun filled days in Tofino.  This is definitely a world class destination that I plan on visiting again. Perhaps I’ll try surfing next time. Check out TOURISM TOFINO to plan your trip to this fabulous Canadian playground.