Day 7 Last day on board. Everything still grey. Day was broken when we did a 5k walk around the deck in aid of cancer research. W are still unsure about cruising - not ruled it out completely. Have met some really nice people and some have told us not to base all cruises on this one as most ships have a lot more to offer than the Zaandam. Day 8 Tofino Docked by 7am. The system for disembarking is very organised and we were off the ship and at the bus stop for the next part of our journey by 9.15. The bus to Horseshoe Bay was very crowded with many others heading for the ferry to Vancouver Island. The weather once again was wet. We were picked up at the port by the car hire company which was just as well as it didn't look very far on the map and I had considered walking the route at one time, but it was actually about a mile on very busy roads. Phew! The drive across the island was straightforward enough as there is only 1 road. The first part of the journey was on reasonably straight roads but the latter part - about 45 miles was very twisty. Whole journey took about 4 hours. It was like driving to the end of the world. It almost was - Tofino must be the most westerly place in Canada The Maquinna Hotel was basic! In fact it was more like a hostel with a communal room with a microwave, kettle and a fridge. However the room was clean and the bed was comfy. Pity the weather was lousy. Tofino overlooks a huge bay and in some ways it is very similar to Poole Harbour. The hills opposite the town kept appearing and disappearing as the weather changed. When it rained it came down heavily but was over quite quickly. The locals however were relieved to see rain as they had been about to start water restrictions due to their spring drought. We found a nice restaurant overlooking the bay where we were able to watch the tide surging in and also saw eagles swooping down for fish. Quite spectacular. After we had eaten, we realised that everywhere in Tofino closes at 9 so an early night was unavoidable. Day 10 Guess what. It was raining. We found a coffee place for some breakfast without getting too wet. It took about half an hour to see the whole town but we then went for a long walk across the headland to a beach facing the Pacific. Unfortunately our walk was cut short as the heavens opened and we got soaked. We returned to the Macquinna to change and dry out a bit. Managed a bit more exploring in the afternoon when weather cleared up a bit. There were some lovely craft shops in the town but nothing we could find room for to bring back. Day 11 Victoria We woke to see some sunshine at last. Shame we were leaving to travel back across the island. The journey back and to