Rememberance Day Weekend in Tofino

I know this is quite late but better late than never.

We try to go to Tofino every year on Remembrance day weekend. We do this because:
- we enjoy the stormy season before it gets really stormy,
- when it is on or bridging a weekend it means we can be there for a long weekend together, and
-the food is fantastic here.

On day 1, we drove from Victoria to Coombs and stopped for supplies and lunch. Coombs market has all the staples and lots of luxury and hard to find items fro away that make a gastronomic weekend to a great experience. It also gives us an excuse to stock up on Italian canned tomatoes and such for when we get home. We ate lunch in the Italian restaurant here, Cukoo, as we did last year. We shared the salad and pasta for two and yet again it was delicious. We then drove to Port Alberni for a rest and Starbucks (I had the salted caramel hot chocolate...yum). Then it was a windy drive to our lodgings at Pacific Sands. We have stayed here before and has the qualities of a full kitchen, view of the ocean, assess to the ocean, and a fireplace.

 

 

You definitely feel more romantic with a place like this. We had a nice walk on the beach to stretch our legs and build up an appetite.

 

For supper we ate at Shelter, a standby for us. I had the fisherman's soup with a local stout made in Tofino.

On day two we had breakfast in and took in a morning walk on the beach. We had not been to Uculet in a few years so we drove there and looked around. There were several stores out of business and at the South end of town there were new developments for vacation people and retirees. We ate at a small eatery called Ukee Dogs, that specialized in lunch food. I had the tuna burger sliders and my wife had the sliders. We both tried the homemade ginger ale and root beer. They tasted like the start of something good. They have only just started experimenting so I am sure their end product will be special. We then passed the time on various beaches and in Tofino at galleries and shop. There is a quaint little candy store that I did not remember last year. We also purchased a new painting that appealed to us. We went back to our place and took another walk along the beach before we went to the Point restaurant at the Wikaninnish resort. Again like other times we have eaten here, it was a gastronomic delight.

On day 3 we took another morning walk on the beach and went to the Kiwisitis Restaurant on the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve for breakfast. The view of the beach was extraordinary and some of the food was interesting, especially the salmon mini omelets. After the meal we took a nice walk along the beach.

We proceeded from there to other beaches and in town for getting our food for the drive back home the next day and ordering supper at Red Can caterers. That evening we enjoyed the food they made while watching the documentary, "Rape of Europa". It was about the systematic plundering and destruction of art and household items by the Germans during WW2 as well as the attempts to save art and monuments by a variety of allies. My wife and I are history buffs so watching war documentaries and mini documentaries are one of the things we like to do on Remembrance day weekend.

On day 4 we walked along the beach after having breakfast and then drove back to Victoria.