I think some of us forget about the beautiful province we live in especially in the hustle and bustle of everyday life. I know sometimes I forget. But that’s what last weekend was for… to remember and to reflect…to breathe in the air of the rainforest, to hear the waves of the Pacific Ocean, to drink the wine of the Okanagan, to taste the fresh crabs of Tofino, and most importantly to laugh the joys of life.

Erin Cebula, my dog Jazzy, and I left on Thursday after the Noon News, and headed straight for Horseshoe Bay… little did we know we’d miss the ferry by one car, but in the end, that was okay. We took advantage of the extra two hours that we had an headed to the Boathouse Restaurant and started our weekend off with fresh shuck oysters.. oh and spicy caesars

The drive to Tofino was both beautiful and a little scary. In this picture you can see the convection just building mid-island.

On route to Tofino, we stopped in at the Clam Bucket in Port Alberni. Best restaurant ever!  Great food and service!

We had some major snow storms that we had to deal with on route to the Wickinninish Inn, but once we were there, it was like we were set free…

On Friday, we started off with a walk on the beach. Its no wonder why Tofino was voted the place where you can walk on the best beaches in Canada. http://www.tripadvisor.ca/TCBeaches-g153339-Canada.html

Chesterman’s Beach is breathtaking.

Two other girls flew in on Friday afternoon and we spent some time skipping rocks near the docks. Such a simple task, but its amazing what a stress reliever skipping rocks can be.

On Saturday I was lucky enough to go on a tour with the Tlalook Cultural Adventures Group. http://www.tlaook.com  Joe and Gisele took me to Meares Island where we saw 2000 year old trees. Imagine the knowledge and wisdom of something that age…

Saturday night we had an amazing crab dinner. We are so lucky to have these gracious resources in our backyard.

I didn’t want to leave on Sunday. I could have stayed on the beach writing my first album.