Our GP, Doctor Pamela Frazee, whom we love, is located in Tofino, and this morning, Marcelle had an appointment set up for 10:30, so we drove up the peninsula and parked near the clinic. Near the clinic... that, of course, should have been the first clue, right? Well, the waiting room, which is a good size was full up, and the receptionist told us that Dr. Frazee had been called the the hospital on an emergency and there could be a 45-minute delay.
OK, this is how it goes here on the edge, and as we're retired, we're also on "Island Time", so we are able to take these things in stride. We opted to go and have a coffee and do a bit of an amble down to the dock and kill some time.
It's a pity that there isn't a trail along the inlet, because it's very beautiful, the surrounding mountains lose themselves in the low clouds, and there is activity on the water to capture the eye.
Close in, there were some sea planes getting ready to ferry sightseers on aerial tours, and on the other side of the dock, a gentleman came ashore in a kayak.
Looking southward, there are more docks offering tours to see whales and bears (oh, my!).
On one of these, I spotted a Coast Guard helicopter (I'd dearly love a flight on that baby).
As were readied ourselves to head back to the clinic, we stopped to watch one of the float planes roar into motion across the water and then rise into the cool morning air. Eagles yelped overhead, their nonchalant soaring an apt counterpoint to the clumsy mechanics of man.
We ended up seeing the doctor, who had been called back to the hospital yet again, some two hours late, but hey, by the time we were through, it was lunchtime, and we just happened to be near the TacoFino Cantina! As we stood awaiting our delicious orders, my eye was captured by the shoes of some ladies near us. The colours and form were neat, but damn, it irks me that everything these days is covered in advertising!
Ah, well, that's life on the edge!
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