I got a wonderful assortment of goodies from the West Coast!

Thank you for the wonderful peek at your community!

I've never been to the West Coast, so it was neat to get a gift from Vancouver Island!

I got a copy of Vancouver Island Scoundrels, Eccentrics and Originals. It looks like a fun book! My SO used to live in Nanaimo and they once had a mayor who liked to dress up like a pirate. On first glance, he apparently did not make it into this book, which tells me that there must be a pretty great selection of characters to choose from! As an added bonus, the book appears to have been purchased a famous independent bookstore called Munro's Books!

I got a Victoria 2016 Calendar, with some amusing post-in annotations.

There's local magazine from Tofino, which at a glance has told me that the place appears to be incredibly happenin' and that if I go, there is a place called Chocolate Tofino that purchased enough ad space to get my attention.

I got some beautiful cards, apparently designed by a talented 2nd grade teacher.

Some stickers from Sitka Surf Co!

And some delicious local artisan treats! I have already eaten the Toffee Bark (yum!). I'll need to figure out what to do with sea salt with Orange and Lime Flavor (suggestions welcome). I'll have no problem making use of the Vanilla extract, though.