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We knew if we wanted to see anything in our last US stop of Port Angeles we needed to get there early in the day as we had booked the early AM ferry to Victoria the following morning. We arrived around noon and after securing a first come first served campsite at the Heart O The Hills Campground a ten minute drive up the mountain from town. We returned to town and did some walking around the harbour and stocking up on groceries before heading to the campground and setting out on the bike to climb to the top of Hurricane Ridge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Port Angeles, Washington<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The road was fog covered most of the way, but just as we got to the end the clouds parted and we were treated to a fantastic view of the Olympia Glacier. We walked around the peak for about an hour where deer wandered around seemingly without any fear of humans.
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View from Hurricane Ridge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The hills are alive…<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Return to Canada! We boarded the Black Ball Ferry for an 8:15 departure from Port Angeles. It was the first time either of us had entered Canada by boat which was pretty cool. The crossing of the Straight of Juan de Fuca took about 2 hours and we were in Victoria before noon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On the ferry to Victoria, BC with Port Angeles in the background
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We parked the RV and motorcycle down by the ocean next to Beacon Hill Park and took our bicycles around town for a couple hours to explore. The gardens in Beacon Hill Park were very pretty. We also stopped at City Hall where they were having a Mexican Festival and enjoyed some genuine Mexican food. We swung through China Town and past the provincial legislature. We left late afternoon to head to our campground at Goldstream Provincial Park about 20km out of town.
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Beacon Hill Park in Victoria<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Entry to Chinatown in Victoria<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The start of the trans-Canada highway<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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We’re right there!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The next day we took the motorcycle back into Victoria to see the sights a bit more. We went inside the legislature, and went to the insect museum which was a small but excellent museum with very knowledgeable and entertaining staff and lots of creepy bugs to hold!
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The Provincial Legislature building<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Trying to get over my fear of spiders and the insect museum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We opted to pick up some take-out Chinese food in China Town and eat it back at the campground for dinner.
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The next morning we hiked with Misty to see the waterfall at Goldstream before heading out on the long drive to Pacific Rim National Park. The drive was gorgeous although we did get held up by construction along the way. We stopped in Uculet for Gareth to take part in a videoconference before arriving at the Green Point Campground, which we had been lucky enough to secure a spot at.
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Goldstream Provincial Park<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We went into Tofino about 20km north of the campground the following morning. We decided to book a whale watching trip for 2pm, so after lunch we donned survival suits and headed down to the dock and boarded a small boat. It wasn\u2019t quite what we hoped – the water was quite rough and we didn\u2019t see a lot of whales. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Modelling the survival suit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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One of many bald eagles we encountered along the west coast<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Since we encountered no whales in the inlet our captain took us out more into the open sea where the waves were a bit bigger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Some sea otters hanging out on our way back to shore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The staff at the company seemed to want to please us so offered to book us on another tour the next day at no charge – bear watching. We agreed and booked it for 8am the next day. We spent the rest of the afternoon hanging out in Tofino and doing our laundry at the laundromat.
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Float planes docked in Tofino<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Letting Misty get some exercise on the beach near our campsite in Tofino
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The next morning we had an early departure to make it to our bear watching trip. It was much more enjoyable than the whale watching – calm waters and excellent opportunities to see black bears looking for food on the beach. When we returned to town we grabbed some groceries and walked some of the local trails before heading back to the campground.
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We watched this mother and cub for about 20 minutes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The cub had no problems climbing a tree to eat barnicles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Meticulously lifting and looking under every rock at the shore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A salmon fish farm in open water. There’s a lot of scientific studies that conclude that these farms propagate viruses and pathogens to the wild salmon that swim nearby causing their population to drop thus also affecting the food supply of the Orca and other whale species.
Scientists sponsored by the farmed salmon industry say the evidence is ‘inconclusive’ and so the practice continues.
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Crab fishermen tossing an undersized crab off the side<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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On our last day at Pacific Rim we packed up the RV and headed a few KM down the road to the Wickaninnish Beach where we walked on the beach. Sandy decided she wanted to do some boogie boarding before we left so we found a shop that rented wetsuits, much needed in the icy cold water. It was lots of fun and Gareth & Misty enjoyed sitting on the beach watching her. When we finally left around 6pm we didn\u2019t arrive at our next stop, Englishman River Falls Provincial Park near Nanaimo until it was getting dark.
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We bought the body board in Florida and we waiting for an opportunity to use it. I couldn’t leave the ocean without trying it out.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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