I hopped out of the truck and climbed the hill towards my hostel, so giddy I was almost skipping. ‘I did it!’ I thought, ‘I hitchhiked to Tofino!’ Not only had I successfully hitched a ride from Nanaimo to Tofino, I had made it there by 2pm with the rest of the day to spare. Not too shabby. My sister was getting married in Ucluelet in four days and since I had never been to … [Read more...]
A Solo Girl’s Guide to Hitchhiking to Ucluelet – Part 2
When we last left off, yesterday, I had successfully arrived safely in Tofino, having hitchhiked from Vancouver, in Part 1 of A Solo Girl’s Guide to Hitchhiking to Tofino. This was not the end of my hitchhiking adventure though, just the first leg of the trip. The adventure continues here ... with Part 2 of A Solo Girl's Guide to Hitchhiking to Ucluelet … [Read more...]
A Solo Girl’s Guide to Hitchhiking to Tofino – Part 1
I had this crazy idea to hitchhike to Tofino. Even though I had heard hitchhiking was fairly common on Vancouver Island, it was crazy because I was a girl and because I wanted to go alone. I didn’t own a car and my attempts at finding at ride share on Couchsurfing proved fruitless, so I was left with one option: Hitchhiking. (Of course, I could have always taken a bus, but that … [Read more...]
Spring Fever on Canada’s West Coast
I can quite honestly say that there is nowhere else in the World that I'd rather be in the early Spring than where I call home in the Southern part of Canada's West Coast (Vancouver's Lower Mainland and Victoria and Vancouver Island). I love that the warm weather and sunshine comes early in the season, yet you can still find snow and winter fun on the … [Read more...]
