VANCOUVER ISLAND: day 2
Slept in a little bit; yesterday felt like a big day. After spilling the bowl of last night’s toothpaste all over the duvet (unbelievably gross, I know, but still scared of attracting bears and it was too dark and scary to walk far away to get rid of. I’d rather keep it till the morning than run into a bear in the dark), we put the bed away and made an excellent bowl of cereal for breakfast. We are a bit on top of each other in this relatively small space, but hopefully it is just a case of taking a few days to adjust/remember what we’ve put in what cupboard.
Checked out these Potholes and they definitely were not the ones you find on the road. They are some crazy rock formations in the river that happened during the last ice age, creating pools of water. We climbed down to them and I was getting some serious Jurassic Park vibes, half expecting a pterodactyl to come flying around the corner. It felt like it was the base of a big canyon.
We had a quick dip and it was bloody freezing. Some of these holes are so deep that the crystal clear water looks like a pool of black ink. Isaac did a backflip into the deepest looking one, then climbed down and across to the other side of the river to sit on a couch that someone had balanced on a flat slab of rock. He looked oddly cosy on it.
He then stone hopped down the river, back to the van. I thought that sounded a bit scary so I just climbed back up to the path and met him there. We definitely have very different versions of danger, but I also have faith in Isaac’s own judgement of his capabilities. He’d never do something completely stupid (I hope), just push the boundaries to the extreme edge of caution. I wish I was more like that. Being a lil’ bitch 99% of the time becomes quite tedious.
Drove into Sooke, walked down a beach spit. It was v windy and regretted my choice of skirt. But also cool because you could see the mountains from the Olympic National Park in America in the distance. The craziness of the States always feels so far away and removed, I forget how close we really are here.
Headed to Jordan River to find somewhere to camp. Found a spot next to the beach and shared a space with two girls. I did some yoga on the beach, that was nice. The views here are still of endless seas and hazy mountains.
We made tuna pasta for dinner, with tinned olives n sweetcorn. Ate out of one bowl to save washing up. Sat inside the van and took in the views. It was still and peaceful, a full soul kinda view. It started raining so we got into bed and watched Game of Thrones on the Ipad. Lush.
