Linda's Canadian Adventure

Claire and Wing have visited me for two weeks, we have had a lot of adventures and here’s a short impression

Claire turned thirty and we celebrated!

There was still snow on Grouse Mountain, it was something new for Wing with his sneakers

On the Capilano suspension bridge. A place for tourists since the first bridge was built in 1889 of hemp and wood

The ferry to Vancouver is an adventure because the boat sails in between a lot of little islands.

Victoria is the capital of BC and this is the parlement building

Another typical picture of Victoria: the street musicians

We drove from Victoria to Tofino and passed a lot of beautiful spots along the way

Cathedral Grove: old growth forest with 800 year old trees that have been saved from the chainsaw
This Douglas fir is 76 meters high and has a circumpherence of 9 meters

Tofino is located on the westcoast of Vancouver Island, finally you can view the Pacific ocean. Tofino is surrounded by beautiful rainforest, the Clayoquot Sound Region is a UNESCO Biosphere. It took a lot of protests and actions of environmentalists to save this piece of nature from clearcutting.

Claire is ready to watch some grey whales

Tofino has beautiful beaches and nices waves to surf

The most impressive is the rainforest that can’t be captured in a picture

A bear!

The ferry to horseshoe bay. Here ends week 1