Ukee - Part One

We arrived in Ucluelet on Saturday morning after spending the night on the boat, on the trailer in the Wal-Mart parking lot in Port Alberni.  Yep you read that right -- on the trailer in a parking lot!  I even actually slept.   The drive from Port Alberni to Ucluelet (aka Ukee) is not long but is brutal and windy.  We pull into Ukee and Fischer blows chunks in the backseat.  We go fishing later that day and I get sea sick -- really sea sick.  It was rough.  We caught no fish.  Came home and had a great dinner (although I didn't eat for fear of puking) and I got to sleep at the house without the boys, who were on the boat.  At 5:50 when I woke up the rain was coming down in SHEETS and the wind was whipping.  I know Shannon and that doesn't stop him but even he was moving slow.  We tried to go out and got out a little ways in the "ocean" and it was rougher than HELL!  We hit about a 12 ft wave and we went straight up and I screamed.  Shannon decided that was not a good idea so we turned around.  He would have never done that before but with the kids I was glad that he had a little compassion.  We waited a few hours and the wind died down - but there were stills swells to 8 ft in the ocean.  I rode facing backwards and at one point there was water all around me and DAMN I freaked out!  I have been a boater my entire life and I have NEVER NEVER liked the big swells and waves.  I had to be brave as to not freak out the kids.  We got to fishing grounds and drug a herring around a while to catch a few rock fish and one black sea bass.  Not even a strike.  Oh and Fischer barfed in the cabin on the sleeping bags.  That sent me into dry heaves over the side of the boat.  So fish 0 and sea sickness 2.

Today Fischer and I decided to take a break from barfing and went to Tofino.  I met another Mom at the Laundramat that was cleaning her puked on sleeping bags too.  Boy did I feel better! 

Here is Fischer on Long Beach right outside of Tofino.  I was scoping out the surfing lessons. I think I'll be chickening out -- WAY TOO COLD!  That is not Maui Surf School.  :-)