one for the ages

What a weekend. Epic. I'm not even gonna bother going into detail too much, but here's the deal. Drew was in Vancouver, so I met him there and brought him over to the island for two nights. We got to the island at 9:30, packed up my mom's car, and took off towards Tofino, and camped at Toquart Bay on Barkley Sound. Despite the incredibly packed rec site, we found a private area. First night camping of the year, felt really good. The next morning, we were up at 8. In Tofino, I ran into Leane, who I haven't seen since I worked with her at Kicking Horse in Golden in the Summer. I've ben thinking about her thoug, cuz I didn't get to hang out with ehr that much, and I missed her. So I was super stoked (and trippin right out at the odds of it all). She's probably moving to Nanaimo, so that's wicked, definitely gonna have to keep in touch with her. Around noon, we hiked an unmarked trail down to a very secluded beach and for a while, we were the only ones there. Three other groups showed up throughout the day, but there was lots of beach to chare. Later on, we found another trail to the next beach, which was even nicer, and totally deserted. Super gorgeous and with lots of little nooks and crannies that are perfect for camping. The weather was really good, considering it's Tofino. The tide was low, but the waves were up, so we were super lucky. We had a wicked time down there. On the way back to this side of the island, we explored almost every little random backroad before Port Alberni. Found two great bridges to jump off, and got some insiedr info on a place with more jumpin spots, with camping. Found several unmakred campsites, one beside an impressice waterfall. Also came across numerous smaller waterfalls and scoped out one in the distance that must've dropped 100 feet, but is probably rarely seen by anyone. All in all, it was a very succesful and fun recon trip. I was pleasantly suprised at how driveable the roads were, and there were less gates than I thought. We got home at 9pm, so it was a very fulfilling day. I ran out of pictures after we got to the first beach though, So I'll have to return to all the other places take snapshots.

I've got some good times to look forward to too. Sweatshop Union Wednesday, Lorin Friday, dnb/breaks outdoor campout June 3. Commence stompdown.....