From Pacific Rim National Park to Tofina then on to Victoria , BC.
I had planned to go all the way to Tofino. Got up early so we made it to Tofino at 6 am. The breakfast restaurant opened and 7 so we walked around in the stillness of the harbour.
We didn’t stop until we got to Victoria. There was the 20th Anniversary of the Victoria Ska and Reggae festival and had a free show all afternoon. The driving music for today was, of course, Bob Marley and the English Beat.
We made it to Tofino. End of the road. I turned and looked back east to Toronto. Our journey home would take us to a different route. We caught the sunrise here in Tofino.
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This was one of the many tourist offerings. It was 6 am so nothing was open. We watched people heading to work down on the docks.
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Overlooking the harbour and that big white cloud that seemed to be glued to that mountain.
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The 1909 Kitchen was scheduled to open at 7 am. I used the time to walk the pugs around the town. I settled them into the car in their beds and they went to sleep. I headed to 1909 Kitchen. I was their first customer. However the waitress handed me the dinner menu by mistake. I didn’t know if they had a breakfast menu and she disappeared. When she finally came back I showed her the menu and she realized her mistake.
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I did have a nice view so I didn’t mind waiting. However, I was planning on driving straight to Victoria but I wanted to take my time driving so I could enjoy the old growth forest.
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I ordered the breakfast burrito. I figured this would last me until I got to Victoria.
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I had made a reservation at the Chateau Victoria because it was just a couple of blocks from the Inner Harbour walkway. Also it was pet-friendly.
![Chateau Victoria hotel](https://partsunknownpugs.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/victoria-8.jpg)
There is a statue of Mr. Piercy, one time owner of the Chateau Victoria, and his faithful dog Shaker. Shaker, a short haired German pointer, and Mr. Piercy often went hunting together for pheasants. The statue is located outside the main doors. It is a dedication to that warm, wonderful bond between a human and a dog.
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Our morning walk was around the inner harbour – a promenade with a view of the boats, the water and the cityscape.
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I was looking for a food truck for lunch. There was an excellent breakfast bowl vendor. I got the fruits, nuts, yogurt and turmeric blend. We sat and watched the harbour.
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There was a reggae music festival happening that day. We went over to where they were setting up. One of the bands was doing a sound check. We listened to them for a while. I planned to come back after lunch for the festival.
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However, even though we were able to see the sound check, dogs were not allowed into the festival. We found a shady, grassy spot just outside the fence. The pugs enjoyed the event by taking an afternoon nap. I swayed to the reggae beat.
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Back to the hotel. The pugs settled in after dinner and I went up to the hotel’s rooftop restaurant Vista 18.
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I was planning an early morning walk before we checked out of the hotel so we all went to bed early.