Our engagement!

Wow - what a life-changing weekend!

We travelled to Ucluelet late on Friday, a pretty spot on Vancouver Island. Monday is a bank holiday here so we took the opportunity to go for a surf.

Little did I know that David had much bigger ideas for our romantic weekend away.

We stayed in a gorgeous place called 'Happy Cabin' - a quaint place for two with views overlooking the inlet.

David was uncharacteristically lively on Saturday morning. He's not a morning person yet he was bouncing off the walls and eager to get up and out for a walk.

It was a stunning morning & deserted (not a surprise as we were out just after 7am). We walked along the Wild Pacific Trail and watched sea otters playing in the water.

We pulled over at a scenic spot and took in the views while the sun was rising. David said this would be a great spot for whales, so while I was watching for spouts on the horizon David got down on one knee and asked me to marry him.

It was the perfect moment. Beautiful setting, stunning ring and us being our usual selves in our scruffy walker/surfer world.

Here are pictures of THE ring (which has been the most commonly asked question throughout our announcement!) and us just afterwards:

Such a perfect and life-changing moment.

CS