Over the years I have attended, worked with and organized hundreds of festivals and events. With this new series, "INSIDE with the Festival Nomad", I want to give you an "inside" look at some of the festivals and events that I have been involved with or that I have visited. Along the way, I have had a lot of fun and sometimes frustration, but I have never been bored!
ACROSS
CANADA … The Pacific Rim
Once we had
thoroughly explored Chemainus, we
continued up island to Namino where we took the highway that would take us across
the island to the Pacific Ocean. The trip across the island is very interesting.
The only main town you pass is Port Alberni. It seems to appear all of a
sudden, in the middle of nowhere! Along the way we passed through old growth
forests with their famous giant trees. The road actually passes through one of
these mammoth trees in Cathedral Grove! The middle of the island is lush and
green. As we neared the western side of the island, the terrain became more
mountainous. When we passed through many of the hills were barren of trees. A forest
fire had ravaged the forest. Someone told me that although it looked awful, it
would fairly quickly reforest itself. Nature is a wonderful thing, birth and
re-birth! Coming down from the hills and overlooking the Pacific Ocean is awe inspiring!
Judi and I marveled at the sight. The west side of Vancouver Island is very isolated
and has only two major towns, Torfino and Ucluelet. In the middle of both towns
is Long Beach, part of the Pacific Rim National Park. This is a wonderful natural
park with white sandy beaches reaching into the sea. Off the shore are a group
of small islands that are the home of many sea animals! Sea Lions were clearly visible
from the shore! I must tell you, it was very hard to leave this magnificent
place! But leave it we reluctantly did, and followed the same route we had come
in. Back in Namino, we boarded the ferry, ready for our trip to Horseshoe Bay and
then Vancouver.
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