In Coombs we camped with a group of people - our friends Ian and Melissa invited us to join them and Melissa's family for a few days at Coombs Country Campground so we decided to take them up on their offer. And an added bonus was that Jeremy and Holly were planning to camp on the island so they joined us too! We had such a great time with everyone... it was HOT and the kids had so much fun playing in the man-made lake and the swimming pool. We also played lots of games, hung out at the Coombs market and even checked out the sand sculptures in Parksville. We managed to pack in alot in 3 days.
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We left Coombs for a very different adventure, to Bamfield. From Port Alberni, it was a 2 1/2 hour drive on a bumpy logging road going an average of 40 kms. Long to say the least, but we knew it would be worth it. When we arrived in Bamfield it was foggy and COLD, which was a drastic change from Coombs. The Murrays were overlapping with our trip by one night so we got to hang out with them for awhile before they left the next morning. We would've stayed in Bamfield for at least 3 nights but the extremely loud partyers on either side of us drove us away after only 2 nights. Very disappointing, to say the least! Other than that, we had an awesome time hanging out on the beach, sitting by the campfire (apparently the fire ban rule doesn't apply on native land or on the fog belt?) and exploring the town of Bamfield. We left Pachena Bay on Saturday at 5 pm, and made it home just before midnight.... stinky, tired and happy to be home. We will go back someday, but not for awhile... I have to forget about the parties first and then we'll try again.
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