Adventures on the West Coast - Tofino

By the time we reached Tofino, we were nine days into our trip, and Tom and I were both feeling burnt out. Without the familiar routine of home, both girls were a little off (especially Lacey), and none of us had been sleeping very well. Travelling with a baby who isn't sleeping through the night... Who thought that was a good idea?

So I think it's safe to say, when we arrived in Tofino, we had never been happier to see Lacey's grandparents in our life!

Tofino.

I think Tofino is our happy place.

But Tofino... Never a place to count on nice weather. The forecast looked absolutely depressing as we were approaching the Tofino leg of our trip. It looked like it was going to rain every single day, all day. 

And so for the first few days, we made the best of it. Sandcastles in the rain!

But Tofino... Never a place to trust the weather forecast. The weather was actually a lot better than it was forecasted to be. The rain stopped for a little bit each day, and we even saw some patches of blue sky and some sun!

Lacey loved digging in the sand, investigating shells, and pulling washed up kelp along the shore.

We enjoyed the scenery.

We ate good food. Salmon rice bowl from Sea Monster Noodles!

We saw this super cool spider web outside another restaurant.

Andrew enjoyed some surfing, Tom and I got away from our second kid-free dinner since Scarlett was born, and we took Lacey on a short hike. Lacey loves hiking. In our every day life, she often wants to be carried around, but when we are out on a trail, she insists on walking almost every inch of it on her own. She loved tromping on the wooden boardwalk-- she's a real trooper!

  

But mostly, we enjoyed some good times with the family!

I'm loving this annual Tofino tradition! And with Ashley and Andrew expecting in December, I can't wait for what chaos we'll enjoy in Tofino 2019, with three kids in tow!

And even though our flight landed WAAAAAAAY past Lacey's bedtime, she was surprisingly chipper while waiting for our luggage!

Until next year!