Around the Island - Ucluelet & Stamp River

As sad as we were to be leaving Tofino (and as beautiful as the drive in and out of Tofino is, I wasn't looking forward to it with an almost 3 month old in the backseat), I was looking forward to checking out Ucluelet. It wasn't a definite thing to do until we packed up our campsite at Crystal Cove that morning. B suggested we just go since we weren't sure the next time we would be back on that side of the island. So off we went and after lunch we found a beach to explore and spent a long time on Big Beach enjoying the views, fresh air, waves and lots of climbing opportunities for our little monkey...

{Our first unobstructed view of the ocean on our approach to Big Beach}

{My favourite adventurers, climbing the rocks before the tide came all the way in}

{Some attempted kite flying... which didn't really pan out}

{Rock throwing.... of course}

{There was a wedding just about to start at this resort behind us, so we left the beach before the bride arrived. Halle loved seeing the girls in pretty dresses and the guys in their suits}

{When we got back to our car we were greeted by this deer that actually got quite close and had no fear of us}

When we were finished in Ucluelet, we packed up and headed to our next campsite in Port Alberni at Stamp River Park. It took us longer than we hoped to arrive so we stopped in Port Alberni for dinner and then only had enough time to set up camp and play some card games with Halle that evening. In the morning we barely had enough time to eat and pack up and then decided to take a hike along the river once we left our site. It was such a beautiful park and I highly recommend camping here if you are planning a trip to the area!

{We had a beautiful site right on the river - if only we had more time to stick around and enjoy it}

{The Salmon resting after coming up the fish ladder in the River}

{Watching some of the Salmon that were attempting to jump up river... before they made their way to the ladder instead}

We left here after and made our way to our next stop in Nanaimo. More photos to come after the long weekend! Anyone have any trips planned for the long weekend?