Tofino Surf

Thanks Giving Weekend 2009
We arrived at Zoe's North Beach residence in the night after driving through the long twisty road to the junction between Ucluelet and Tofino. As we drove past Long Beach the sound of surf was drowned out by our laughter and music. We arrived late but the house was full of warm greetings and beautiful people.

The next day we discovered someone had broken into our cars to lighten our earthly load of material things -- the frustrations and disbelief soon transformed into gratitude and concern for their well being.

Early Morning Dawn Patrol -- the sky was fiery red as it rose up from behind Cox's Bay. The waves crashing in along this beautiful beach-- giving up many long rides and reminding us how precious life it is -- you know, live each day fully.

Air is cooler now as leaves fall and the hot tub at Zoe's became even more welcoming then the day before. Not able to stay away from the beach we went to North Chesterman's after a well deserved nap -- even Luna the dog welcomed the sleep. The waves at Chesterman were long and steep -- I was in a Valley surf boat taking some videos of the whole experience.

Throughout the day the big bird patiently waited in her warm den and when it came time to eat, we shared a meal of pure abundance -- all raised a toast to our families -- expressing gratitude for their generosity. Despite our turkey comas and drink, the lure of glassy wave rolling in in neatly spaced periods for some adventures called us back the next day...