I fucked off Tofino right quick. Ended up working for 4 days and left. Everything was just too expensive, couldn’t find accommodation for man friend, everyone at work hated the place. Decided to pack up and head on a road trip across Canada. Fuck Yeah! I was worried I wouldn’t actually commit to doing this. Deciding where to go and what to do is not my strong point. If I left when I did, I could bring Man friend along with me though. That was the deciding factor. So with a loaded car and no real plans except that we wanted to get to Halifax we set off.
Up to day 15 today. All we’ve really done is get across the bloody country. It’s an epic fucking drive that’s for damn sure. Currently in Alexandria, Ontario, in between Montreal and Ottawa. We wanna get as far as Halifax. We’re trying to do it on a budget, so we’re staying in a tent as much we can, and eating easy/cheap stuff, like chili from a can, soup from a can, pasta from a jar… certainly missing the fresh fruit and veg.
We left a little too early on… on the first night of camping it started raining while we were putting up our tent. Over night it sounded like it had stopped raining, but there was something kinda sliding down the tent. When we woke up in the morning there was a good inch or two of snow cover on the ground. Pretty exciting camping… unfortunate I’m not a super big fan of cold weather. Makes it shitty when you get to a camp, there’s no fire wood, and it’s fucking cold. All you can really do is heat some food, and get into the sleeping bags.
I saw a moose! Two of the bastards! Definitely a trip highlight. I thought I’d leave Canada without seeing one of the fuckers. Like 5 mins after the moose sighting we saw a mother and baby black bear too. So cool. Also saw some coyotes this trip. Plenty of new wildlife.
Traveling with someone else sure has its trials. We’re doing orright though. Plan to head to Quebec City, Fredericton, Halifax, PEI, Montreal, Toronto and Niagra Falls then head back West. Real worried about not having enough time though. See how it goes.
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Not enough time is better than no time. You've just gotta do the best with what you can. You've already done the 1st bit by leaving a crappy job after just a few days. And getting out there and doing and seeing someting.
Good to catch up with where you are at Kate - best of luck with the rest of the trip. "F" certainly sums up your experiences - Freezing, Freakin', Fun and the other 'F' Id rather hear less of ...
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'Fotos' too ... really great shots!
Hey! I found your blog while googling for info on Weigh West's staff accom. They invited me out for a 2nd interview, but I have to pay my own way (which sucks because I'm not working now), and I'm trying to decide if it's worth it to go out there to interview for a job that might completely suck.
Anyway, it doesn't seem like you have a high opinion of the place, would you mind sharing some details? I would really appreciate it.
Hi a, they have a few different houses around Tofino. They are nothing special, that's for sure. They were meant to be furnished... that just meant there was a single bed in the room, no chest of draws or desk or anything either. The house I was in had laundry facilities, not sure if they all do though.
You're not allowed anyone over to the staff accom, ever, I had mates over for breakfast and got in shit for it.
It's about 400-475/month for rent, think that includes utilities, they take that out of your wages.
People there didn't seem really happy about the jobs. Tofino had potential I guess, I didn't give it much of a chance, I mainly left coz there was no accomodation for my boyfriend, and everything was so expensive, little tourist trap, grocery store real expensive etc.
Anything else you'd like to know?
That helps a lot, thank you! And good luck with your travelling, I hope you enjoy the East. Quebec and the Maritimes can be pretty spectacular.
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