Another orcanary day

Just to pick up where Rach left off yesterday: we finished the day watching a family of raccoons forage in the garden from the hot tub, complete with a class of Canadian wine (oh yes they do, and very nice it was too). The raccoon kittens were making a right racket, so much so that I was thinking of making myself a Davy Crockett hat - that would have silenced the critters.

Today, we bade farewell to our fabulous hosts, Jim and Lori, and the delightful Bella's Beachfront B and B, not forgetting 10-week old Salem. But not before a huge and lengthy breakfast. We eventually set off for the untamed reaches of Northern Vancouver Island, but not without first visiting the glorious Nymph Falls, which were especially alluring with the clear blue skies that remained with us throughout the day.

Ahead lay a 4 hour and 250km journey, which required a fuel stop (about £40 to fill up @ roughly 66p a litre), and who knew how many breaks en route to admire the scenery. As it turned out, fewer than we expected.

Rach was great company as she always is when we travel more than 20 miles (zzzzzz) but the journey progressed quickly (as it always seems to do when measured in kilometres), helped by some spectacular scenery and easy roads. It went especially quickly for Rach (zzzzzz).

We took a shortish diversion to Telegraph Cove, which is a small community that developed as a, well you can guess why it was established I'm sure! As well as being a pleasant place to visit, it also provided a great view of a pod of orcas as they swam past. This was truly spectacular and we've already cancelled the whale watching trip!

We're now in Port Hardy, which is a small town in the far North of the island, and we'll be staying in the Orange Tabby Guest House for three nights. First impressions are really positive and we have a great room. Of course, it all hinges on the breakfast in the morning. Wish us luck!

Again, pics below I'm afraid as Blogger and iPad really don't get on!