Chesterman Beach in Tofino provides many large and small treasures to explore. I’ve already told you of my love for its rock pools whose abundance shows itself at low tide. And as the tides roll back in Rosie Bay (the bay next to Chesterman Beach), they expose another...
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Rediscover Winter Quiet
Winter quiet is beautiful. It is deep, hibernatory, and refreshing to our inner being. And Tofino is one of the best places to rediscover it. The winter weather, whether it be crisp or damp, the surge of the surf, the storms, and the early setting of the sun...
Holiday Time in Tofino – improve your mental wellness 5 ways
What makes vacations and holidays so good for our mental wellness is that we make a space, a gap in time, an opportunity, to express ourselves more fully and sometimes we also spend this time with others. Holidaying in Tofino is particularly good for mental...
Rock Pools in Tofino
The ocean’s largest inhabitants, such as whales, sharks and dolphins, are often the creatures that capture our imagination when we think of that vast mysterious body of water. Its smallest indwellers, though, are more than worthy of investigation. They will provide...
Dawn Chorus
The best healing is found in nature and nature’s sounds can bring profound healing. Do you like music? If you like to rise after the sun does, then enrich your life by setting your alarm for the pre-dawn, even if that means around 5:00 am in the spring and...
Retreat and Reunion with Nature
I often refer to Tofino Hummingbird Cottage as a place of retreat. ‘Retreat’ is an interesting word. To retreat from something can imply withdrawing from it or even a type of surrender. Considering how we were originally created to live, perhaps city dwellers have...
Tofino’s Best Beaches and Trails
There are dozens of great beaches (and walks) within a short distance of Tofino Hummingbird Cottage. Here are some of the most popular ones, ordered north to south. Chesterman Beach The closest – and one of the most famous – is Chesterman Beach, just a couple...
Love birds? We have 350 species
Tofino is one of the most biodiverse areas you will ever see, and our bird population is no exception. You can explore on your own or hire a professional guide. Adrian Dorst is the person I reach out to when I want to do a tour. A published photographer and nature...
Local, natural and 100% yummy, these are my favourite Tofino Restaurants
Wickaninnish Inn I have to confess that for years I shied away from the Pointe Restaurant at the Wickaninnish Inn. Tofino’s highest-profile and most renowned establishment was too expensive and fancy for me, I always thought. Then one evening a friend took me there...
The city may never sleep, but Tofino Hummingbird Cottage does
How well do you sleep at night? And does it matter? You bet it matters! Poor sleep is linked with anxiety and depression – and vice-versa. And sleep deprivation is also clearly linked to heart disease and strokes. Sleep is number one on my list of 10 Wellness...

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Tofino, BC, V0R 2Z0
Steps from beach access path to North Chesterman Beach
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