Shame on me for not seeing more of Canada when I had the chance other than the 3 times I drove to and from Alaska and to Pr. Rupert to catch the ferry to Alaska and for a couple of quick trips to Vancouver, for what you have shown me so far in your vlogs is absolutely fantastic!
The expression on your girlfriends face at 7:02 is priceless lol! I loved this vid, so informative to watch while planning my trip and I also really enjoy your sense of humor :) Thanks so much!!
I have never heard of Tofino, but I am not a Canadian and haven't heard of many places in Canada. In the US when I was in school they taught you very little about Canada. What I find fascinating that many of the charms of small city Canada have the same charm as small New England do. Thanks for sharing!
Don't forget Parksville, a lovely town with a beautiful warm water ocean beach. Pacific Palms RV resort is absolutely stunning,right on the boardwalk with beach access and walking distance to downtowns wonderfully amenities
Thanks for your videos, Mike. You always make me smile! Ucluelet and Tofino are my soul places - have been there often. So glad you love those places, too 🤗💖
Coombs use to be even more weird and wonderful. The shops are similar but they use to have a kids hay rides, the mini golf, and other quirky things (as in the 90s era) they have kind of focused in on the goats on the roof and did away with the potential liability parts.
I am falling in love with BC. I would move there if not for the snow. I don't do well in snow. I was stationed in Bremerhaven Germany and it had a similar climate. We had a great summer one week.
@@WeOutHereAM As I said I don't do well in snow. Which means cold. It did not snow that much in Bremerhaven but it did stay around until March most times. Hated it when it thawed. I am just set up for it. To each their own.
Try again, good news it doesn't snow much on the Island except in the mountains. However, it rains and rains and rains, then it's foggy. That's why we have all those big beautiful trees.
There’s an awesome book store at the “sculpture graveyard”. Proper Aladdin’s Cave. P.S. You missed Hole In The Wall and Cameron Lake trestle from this list. Both incredible places to visit. Def check them out the next time you do the drive 👍🏻
DownieLive living the dream! We’re 6000 miles away in Ireland but we’ve been to Tofino twice in the last two years. That place has stolen our hearts. Enjoy.
Pro Tip: Don’t hang out on the road in Cathedral Grove and if you see a dozen cars stacked up behind you, pull over and don’t jam up the passing lanes.
My Grandfather built that butcher shop, He invented a locking system for deep sea fishing net floats. He called them "Pigs" ! Lol, don't know why he called them that but I can guess! The butcher shop was once a small factory. :)
You gotta be kidding. Been to Newfoundland what a depressing place. The weather sucks it’s isolated from the rest of Canada. Can’t even begin to compare to BC. you want super cheap housing
Oh my gosh, we've been to Tofino three times and had no idea we had to stop to get a park pass!! We've obviously missed the padlock area and will look for it next time.
Did you go up north to Campbell river or port hardy ? If so I want to see it. I am heading up there mid February and looking for ideas off the beaten track
Look into going to Sointula on Malcolm Island - some great trails there and we love the peaceful atmosphere. Next time we are going to Alert Bay on Cormorant Island. Just keep an eye on the weather reports because the road N of Campbell River can get snowed in.
Tons of underwear and bikini's on that lock fence now. lol. I think they put the stairs there because too many people were falling down there to go on the rocks.
Hey Steve, if you have a moment, what dates were you there for this series...I'm heading there the 21rst of September...trying to get a feel for weather.
Hahaha. Yeah, no relation to Steve Downie. I was there the first week of August. It should still be warm in the afternoons in late September but will be very chilly in the mornings and at night. Enjoy!
When you go to Pacific Rim park the village of Tofino is not in the park but the road to it goes through the park. Anywhere OUTSIDE of the park, you can "park" a vehicle for free. Inside the National Park, you must get a visitors pass and pay for parking if you want to visit it. Go to Ucluelet and park free on Willowbrae Road are walk into Halfmoon Bay (or go to Wrech Beach). You will almost always get a much less crowded west coast experience and still be in Pacific Rim Park. Definitely walk the Wild Pacific Trail in Ucluelet one of the best trails on Van Isle, a place with some of the best trails in the world. Yes, it is THAT good.
Best time to see bears is early spring. After hibernation they are HUNGRY and just stuff themselves with the grass on the side of the highway (the forest canopy is so thick that grass will not grow on the forest floor). They literally ignore cars and just eat and eat. In the fall, with Salmon, there are areas of river away from roads that bears go to.
@@qualicumwilson5168 I lived in the North Island and used to count the bears I saw on the way out to shop. My highest number on the one way drive was 11.
@@barbaracarter6726 That is like my best fishing day. ONCE we left the beach and were back in 32 minutes, with sixteen Coho on board. Could barely get trolling before WHAM.. The worst would be all morning without even a strike. But hey, messing about in a boat is pretty hard to be called a worse time.
@@qualicumwilson5168 it is - I just bought a folding kayak to be able to get out on the water a little - I'm too old to be able to lift ordinary ones around any more. Looking forward to summer on Sproat Lake.
@@barbaracarter6726 Hey, my home town. How old am I? Some of my classmates talked about their parents buying lots on Sproat Lake for Tax arrears, Sterling arm to boot. But then most of the waterfront parks in Qualicum was land the town took back from tax arrears too. People did not like living in the cool winter wind there. Believe it or not! (hint: believe it)
@@DownieLive No worries. enjoyed your video. heading down in april to long beach to kiteboard, should be quiet and hopefully some good inshore winds. Cheers
I remember the first winter. 1996. Everyone blamed me at the pub because I was from Hamilton. The snow!!!! Stewys pub...and bowling lanes. Parksville. 1996. Good times and bad. Chin up!
You have to love BC. It's the best place on earth !
Good morning world just getting my morning coffee and daily dose od Downie....the only way to start the day and get a smile on the dial.
You rock!
This lifts your spirit and brighten your heart...bring a day filled blessings for you...💖
that douglas fir was a red cedar
Yep
jeff kinzel I’m going: no, it’s not!! Lol
Yep western red cedar. Doesn’t hurt to do your research before telling the world the wrong information
You should watch my latest video. It’s all about correcting my mistakes.
WRONG. !!! YELLOW CEDAR.
Loved this video! Am travelling on Vancouver Island, at the moment, and these are some great tips for places to stop! x
Love your Precious Doggy❣️
Great video, I'd love to check out the Cathedral Grove! Would be soo cool to see the old growth forest!
Great movies. I love the down to earth feel.
Great Video, the island is always a beautiful place. Use to go there lots. Thanks for bring back memories.
Really enjoying your videos; they are very informative. Keep them coming and I wish you and yours a great and blessed day and weekend.
Thanks so much Nigel.
All the best to you and yours as well.
Shame on me for not seeing more of Canada when I had the chance other than the 3 times I drove to and from Alaska and to Pr. Rupert to catch the ferry to Alaska and for a couple of quick trips to Vancouver, for what you have shown me so far in your vlogs is absolutely fantastic!
We took a class trip from here in Duncan to Tofino at the exact time you were there. Small world
The expression on your girlfriends face at 7:02 is priceless lol! I loved this vid, so informative to watch while planning my trip and I also really enjoy your sense of humor :) Thanks so much!!
😆😆🤣
So true!!!
Thanks and have a great trip!
I have never heard of Tofino, but I am not a Canadian and haven't heard of many places in Canada. In the US when I was in school they taught
you very little about Canada. What I find fascinating that many of the charms of small city Canada have the same charm as small New England do. Thanks for sharing!
Tofino is the small surfing town right next to one of our most unique National Parks 👍🏼
Take a hint. We are nothing like the UK.😊
Great drive. Brings back lots of memories.
Taking the ferry across & some people recommended Tofino, glad they did !
Don't forget Parksville, a lovely town with a beautiful warm water ocean beach. Pacific Palms RV resort is absolutely stunning,right on the boardwalk with beach access and walking distance to downtowns wonderfully amenities
Tourist trap
Hole in the wall falls is a nice 10 minute walk, unlike Della Falls.
Love your commentary, hahaha. Great videos!
Oh awesome! Thanks so much. I love your comments!
Bravo- wish I had watched this prior to visiting Tofino
My family and I visited torino recently it's a beautiful place
Thanks for all the tips man! We're planning our journey out there right now and this was insanely helpful. Can't wait to goto Coombs!
You’re going to love it!
Enjoy and have a great trip!
Wonderful👍 thanks for sharing these information with us, I'm visiting Tofino with my family and I really enjoyed watching this video 👍
Great video. Love it
Thanks for your videos, Mike. You always make me smile! Ucluelet and Tofino are my soul places - have been there often. So glad you love those places, too 🤗💖
Thanks Lisette!
I’m actually heading back there this coming week, so hang tight and you might just get another video on the area soon 😉
Yay! I wish I could go. Have fun! 🤗
Ahhhh .... Cathedral Grove --- not a Douglas Fir but, a Western Red Cedar.
being from vic this video was all right
Number 2 on my list is Whiskey Creek for Ice Cream. Also a really good option on the way home.
ironic
Great video! Definitely going to make all these stops on our upcoming trip. Thanks so much!
Coombs use to be even more weird and wonderful. The shops are similar but they use to have a kids hay rides, the mini golf, and other quirky things (as in the 90s era) they have kind of focused in on the goats on the roof and did away with the potential liability parts.
Dude that is a cedar tree!!!
I am falling in love with BC. I would move there if not for the snow. I don't do well in snow. I was stationed in Bremerhaven Germany and it had a similar climate. We had a great summer one week.
Oh wow!
It probably snows for 1 week here bro. It’s not as bad as you think.
@@WeOutHereAM As I said I don't do well in snow. Which means cold. It did not snow that much in Bremerhaven but it did stay around until March most times. Hated it when it thawed. I am just set up for it. To each their own.
Good news it dos
Try again, good news it doesn't snow much on the Island except in the mountains. However, it rains and rains and rains, then it's foggy. That's why we have all those big beautiful trees.
There’s an awesome book store at the “sculpture graveyard”. Proper Aladdin’s Cave.
P.S. You missed Hole In The Wall and Cameron Lake trestle from this list. Both incredible places to visit.
Def check them out the next time you do the drive 👍🏻
Dude, I’m literally in line for the ferry heading back now!
Thanks for the recommendations!
DownieLive living the dream! We’re 6000 miles away in Ireland but we’ve been to Tofino twice in the last two years. That place has stolen our hearts. Enjoy.
In the back of the Goat on the Roof area is one of best Italian restaurants in BC. Cuckoo Trattoria and Pizzeria.
An absolute gem. The whole market area is charming
Good information thank you!
Very good! Thank you! 👏👍
Pro Tip: Don’t hang out on the road in Cathedral Grove and if you see a dozen cars stacked up behind you, pull over and don’t jam up the passing lanes.
I enjoy your sense of humour! "Don't ask the lion." Ha ha ha ha ha!
😆 hahaha. I’m glad. Thanks!
Good job.thanks
You’re welcome, Jason!
Glad you enjoyed it. Have a good trip!
Fun video. Thanks!
I love Coombs (look at my last name)
Hahaha. No kidding. I hope you liked the video, too!
DownieLive I love your videos there very interesting, thanks for sharing your adventures with us !!!
My favorite video in the new winch cat one
Ah man, that’s great! Keep the comments coming, and I’ll keep the videos coming 😉
Englishman Bluff Falls is also just before Coombs. A bit of a hike/walk but well worth it.
Just past coombs is the Little Qualicum (love that name) River Falls. A short walk to an interesting falls/canyon ecosystem.
I miss Tofino!!
You forgot Sproat Lake Park great swimming and great place to camp.
Gorgeous
The tree you pointed is western cedar, not Douglas fir man!
Great list!! Thank you for posting. ^_^
My pleasure! I love it on the island. I can’t wait to get back there.
Love your Videos
My grandpa likes to call cathedral grove the big trees
A very fitting name
My Grandfather built that butcher shop, He invented a locking system for deep sea fishing net floats. He called them "Pigs" ! Lol, don't know why he called them that but I can guess! The butcher shop was once a small factory. :)
Very cool!
That’s a Western Red Cedar bro !!! Douglas Fir has thick corky bark and it has needles and bigger cones then a cedar tree !
so glad I wasn't the only one that noticed this....
I grew up and still live right beside coombs market
Thank you
You're welcome
Love the hat, when are you going to start a merchandise store
Blake, you're first on the list when it happens, but don't hold your breath.
Always feels like I'm a Duke in Dukes of Hazzard when I'm there hahah
Miss BC...Nevada now...GREAT VIDS. Is that the new insignia for Doman Industries on your hat?
Very nice video!
Sweet i live in coombs
I’ve been to every province and lived in 4 of them. The only provinces I would live in Canada are BC, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. Hands down.
Just responding to your post from a year ago. Was wondering what city in particular, you like the most in BC?
You gotta be kidding. Been to Newfoundland what a depressing place. The weather sucks it’s isolated from the rest of Canada. Can’t even begin to compare to BC. you want super cheap housing
Sorry unless you want cheap housing I’d run from Newfoundland.
What about. Nanaimo second largest city on the Island. Has a harbour second to none. Beautiful parks hiking trails lakes great shopping.
Great suggestion!
@@DownieLive Thanks Mike👍
We just did a travel vlog to Tofino! Thanks for your tips, Cathedral Grove is a must
😄 Totally! That was a while ago!
I’ve been to Coombs to many times lol
Been here.
Oh my gosh, we've been to Tofino three times and had no idea we had to stop to get a park pass!! We've obviously missed the padlock area and will look for it next time.
Coombs also happens to be the surname of TV's "Mr. Dressup", Ernie. IDKWYGNBIKIBTWY.
The pumpkins are good for the trees? They don't seem to have helped the tree they were on much.
Western red deader my friend.
3:25 hmmm, this Doug Fir looks strangely like a cedar.
Can't find "love locks"! Help!
I love you Michael
That's a western red cedar you are standing in front of while you speak of the great douglas fir.
That hat is amazing! Where can I order one?
HA! Not in the books for anytime soon. You're on the list when I do.
Have you been to pic to glyph provincal park
If you don’t go to Coombs Country Candy as soon as you enter Port Alberni you are crazy and shall be promptly arrested.
omg
Great video. What do you need the park pass for?
It’s a National Park, so to park or visit the park, you need to purchase a park pass.
@@DownieLive You're in FANTASTIC shape! Do you exercise at the gym?
@@DownieLive g
Did you go up north to Campbell river or port hardy ? If so I want to see it. I am heading up there mid February and looking for ideas off the beaten track
Look into going to Sointula on Malcolm Island - some great trails there and we love the peaceful atmosphere. Next time we are going to Alert Bay on Cormorant Island. Just keep an eye on the weather reports because the road N of Campbell River can get snowed in.
That is a western red cedar in the video, not a Douglas fir. Nice video, nevertheless.
Tons of underwear and bikini's on that lock fence now. lol. I think they put the stairs there because too many people were falling down there to go on the rocks.
Does the deep dip in the highway still exist before Tofino?
I went to coombs in May and still no goats :(
Hey Steve, if you have a moment, what dates were you there for this series...I'm heading there the 21rst of September...trying to get a feel for weather.
literally have Hockey on the brain, sorry for calling you Steve...for like more reasons than one hahahaha
Hahaha. Yeah, no relation to Steve Downie.
I was there the first week of August.
It should still be warm in the afternoons in late September but will be very chilly in the mornings and at night.
Enjoy!
can you elaborate on the parking/park pass?
When you go to Pacific Rim park the village of Tofino is not in the park but the road to it goes through the park. Anywhere OUTSIDE of the park, you can "park" a vehicle for free. Inside the National Park, you must get a visitors pass and pay for parking if you want to visit it. Go to Ucluelet and park free on Willowbrae Road are walk into Halfmoon Bay (or go to Wrech Beach). You will almost always get a much less crowded west coast experience and still be in Pacific Rim Park. Definitely walk the Wild Pacific Trail in Ucluelet one of the best trails on Van Isle, a place with some of the best trails in the world. Yes, it is THAT good.
and the bears eat the pumpkins
Best time to see bears is early spring. After hibernation they are HUNGRY and just stuff themselves with the grass on the side of the highway (the forest canopy is so thick that grass will not grow on the forest floor). They literally ignore cars and just eat and eat. In the fall, with Salmon, there are areas of river away from roads that bears go to.
@@qualicumwilson5168 I lived in the North Island and used to count the bears I saw on the way out to shop. My highest number on the one way drive was 11.
@@barbaracarter6726 That is like my best fishing day. ONCE we left the beach and were back in 32 minutes, with sixteen Coho on board. Could barely get trolling before WHAM.. The worst would be all morning without even a strike. But hey, messing about in a boat is pretty hard to be called a worse time.
@@qualicumwilson5168 it is - I just bought a folding kayak to be able to get out on the water a little - I'm too old to be able to lift ordinary ones around any more. Looking forward to summer on Sproat Lake.
@@barbaracarter6726 Hey, my home town. How old am I? Some of my classmates talked about their parents buying lots on Sproat Lake for Tax arrears, Sterling arm to boot. But then most of the waterfront parks in Qualicum was land the town took back from tax arrears too. People did not like living in the cool winter wind there. Believe it or not! (hint: believe it)
Tofino, when you want to get away from everything…… including truth and reconciliation day !
Coombs is not on the route unless you are taking the road up from Parksville.
It is technically on the shortest route, but not the fastest.
Nice video, except you were standing by a Cedar not a Douglas Fir. No biggy. Cheers
Ahhhhh.. Really??? Damn. Thanks
@@DownieLive No worries. enjoyed your video. heading down in april to long beach to kiteboard, should be quiet and hopefully some good inshore winds. Cheers
@@KellyRicketts Oh sweet! Enjoy!!!
I was like that was a Cedar
Lesson learned 😆
Is you a Cuomo mini .
You forgot granny’s chicken in port alberni
Ohhhh. I’ll have to add that to my list of places to try.
DownieLive great pizza and great fried chicken
You need a park pass going to Tofino? Omg I’ve been so many times 😅
Is this guy from the island?
I don't think so. I'm from Coombs.
Cool, Andrew. I'm from Vancouver, but visit Ucluelet often (except for 2020 obviously)
@@DownieLive The island was a vacation from Hamilton in 96'. Never left.
I remember the first winter.
1996. Everyone blamed me at the pub because I was from Hamilton. The snow!!!!
Stewys pub...and bowling lanes. Parksville. 1996. Good times and bad. Chin up!
@@andrewpetrie1379 Hitch hiked out here from Windsor early 2000's for something to do. Still here lol 🤷♂️🍻🇨🇦
so obvious that was a cedar by its bark
Sadly the fence with all the locks has been taken down
Screw the rest. Surf the Northwest.
Sorry I cannot find the Love Lock on the map ...can you help?
It’s not on a map. You’ll just have to spot it along the road. Good luck.
Search for Wally Creek (Alberni-Clayoquot)
Dude, you missed Ucluelet.
I’ve made a whole video on Ucluelet.
Ucluelet is a destination, NOT a stop on the way to Tofino 😉
You sure that tree is a Doug Fir?
Old growth cedar.
Yeah, I could be wrong.
It's a red cedar. Identified by its amazing bark that flows like a river.
Thanks for the confirmation. Sorry for my error.
ask them about their dirty secret
Sorry bud thats red cedar
2.40 min. 😂