Our drive was timed so that we could stop for lunch at the popular Cable Cookhouse in Seward. The food is terrific and it's a busy place in the summer.
The restaurant's exterior is completely wound with steel cable and the interior is decorated with photos and memorabilia from the Island's logging history. From there we continued on to Mount Washington Ski Resort where we had booked a 3-bedroom house in the village. 
As we drove down the mountain in the morning, I snapped this picture of the sun rising through the trees.
Breakfast was at Coombs although we were too early to have it at the building with the goats on the roof. 
Driving West from Port Alberni, the skies were crystal clear...
but as we approached the west coast of the Island, we could see the Marine Fog forming ahead of us. I believe they call this an inversion - when the weather is sunny inland, the coast is foggy and visa versa. We remembered this from earlier trips down the California coast.
Arriving in Tofino there were a few pockets of clear skies.
This shot was taken from our hotel "The Inn at Tough City". What an interesting building - it was completely constructed from used building materials brought over from Vancouver's Gastown and was filled with fascinating collections of antiques. I'd never seen a collection of retail screen door handles - the kind that spanned the width of the door and advertised
I loved the little church on the main street and the Stargazer Lilies growing in the church gardens made me stop to take a photo.
Of course you can't go to Tofino without heading out to one of the many beaches. We chose Chesterman beach where we looked a little out of place in our leathers. It took some peer pressure from the rest of us before Don would take his shoes off and join the fun... 
after which we entertained anyone who cared to watch with a performance of the barefoot follies
This little sandpiper took little notice of us.
Harv shows us his "mussels" from the Shellfish dish he ordered. 
and home to the Valley where Mt Baker dominated the landscape and jetplanes performed overhead at the Abbotsford Air Show.
We had our final supper together on the patio at "Harv and Bev's Bed and Breakfast" and the next morning we said our goodbyes as Don and Bev and Dave and Marg headed home to the Okanagan.
Some of the glaciers on the road to Stewart.
In the mining town of Stewart we strolled the streets to see the sights.
Stewart has a rich history of mining although today it is mostly a tourist town.
After dinner we headed to Hyder, Alaska - no US Border crossing going from BC into Alaska but we had to stop for the Canadian Border on the way back - go figure!
We were able to watch the bears fishing in Hyder Alaska -
The salmon were spawning and we had a fabulous view from a walkway constructed above the creek for all the bear watching tourists.
More on our trip later.