Sunday, July 17, 2011

Happy 2 Year Anniversary!


Well it is one year later, and I am feeling guilty for having neglected this blog for so long.  Without dwelling on the time between, here are some recent events:

The Naam


This restaurant came highly recommended by my parents who used to come here prior to my existence here on Earth.  We went here for our 2 year wedding anniversary.  Eclectic menu and relaxed atmosphere with live music.












Tofino
One week after our anniversary, we were off to Ucluelet and Tofino for a 4-day vacation with our friend Steve and his girlfriend Julie.  We had a great time, even though the weather wasn't all that nice.  It was sunny for our first day, then rainy the next three including two very wet nights camping!

Julie brought a fun game called Rukshuk that we played before heading to Tofino.  Sara was a pretty good builder.
Waiting for the Ferry to depart at Tsawwassen.


On the road to Ucluelet after taking the ferry to Nanaimo.

We passed lots of logging trucks on our drive through Vancouver Island.

The view from the backyard of the Blackrock Hotel in Ucluelet

Surfing lesson!  None of us did all that well...

Natural Hot Springs!! The water was hot like a hot tub, every now and then cold waves from the Pacific Ocean would pour in and splash us
Orcas! On the boat ride to and from the Hot Springs we saw over a dozen whales including Gray, Orca, and Humpback.  On our trip, we also saw sea lions, an otter, jelly fish, and sea stars.




More orcas!


We took a 2.5 hour kayak tour.  It was Julie's and my first time kayaking.





Vancouver Island has really big trees! We hiked the Rain Forest trail and a few others. 

- Rob