Nadia Steede Mudge

When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs.  When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.  ~Ansel Adams

Category: Beach

March 13, 2015

Tofino 2015

Ahhhh… Tofino.  I love that little surfing town. It was a favourite escape for us years ago, and after a long time away, we went back again last year for our 15th wedding anniversary. This past week, we went again for our 16th.

Within a day, I feel the knots in my shoulders unwind, and the stress leak out through my bare toes as we walk the beach.

It’s a funny thing… I don’t normally like beaches; crowded, soft sand that is hard to walk in, the sent of sunscreen and music blasting with competing noise… But Tofino beaches in March are a different thing. They are mostly hard-packed sand, beat at and compressed by centuries of crashing waves. There are no beach blankets or sunbathers, just die-hard surfers dressed head to toe in neoprene, trying to catch the best waves. I love the sound of roaring ocean, and the gifts of shells and round stones each tide tosses up on the beach.

I also have no desire to surf, but found myself captivated by the surfers we watched. We watched for hours, as dozens of surfers bobbed in the waves or slid down the crests. I think you’ll see some of this fascination in my pictures.

So, another Tofino getaway is behind us, and we have fond memories to keep us going until we return, hopefully, next year.

Of course, we also have a few photos to keep those memories fresh 🙂

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March 16, 2014

Tofino

My husband and I celebrated 15 years of marriage at the beginning of this March.  We’ve certainly had our ups and downs, and have come out stronger than the way we went in.

To celebrate, we took a trip to Tofino, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, BC. Tofino was a spot we visited before we were dating, even, and still just friends… and then we visited again while we were dating, and yet again for our first anniversary.  Many years have passed since then, and this was our first trip back.  It was AMAZING!

We hiked, we walked, we drank wine, Phill surfed, we read on the deck over the breaking waves….. and despite the cold cold ocean, I shed the shoes and walked barefoot on the beach and in the water.  We passed someone on the beach who was buttoned up with hiking boots, long pants, winter coat, scarf, and toque.  “How’s the temperature?” he asked….. “Not warm, I’ll tell you that much!” I answered back.  But it was awesome.

I took photo after photo… and you’ll have to forgive some of the repetition in the photos I’m about to share with you.  I couldn’t stop taking shots of the two sunsets we had… and there are others that are similar, but I just couldn’t decide amongst them.  So I’m putting them all up!

Phill, thank you for an amazing vacation.  I love you more than the day we married, and I’m a lucky, lucky girl to be with you ♥

Click on the underlined link here for photos:  Tofino pics

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