Thursday, August 5, 12021 HE We are away on Vancouver Island for a family vacation. We did the same trip last summer after the pandemic lockdown eased. We had booked for a spring trip in 2020 but, with the British Columbia Provincial Health Officer issuing a travel advisory at the time, recommending against non-essential travel, we decided to cancelContinueContinue reading “Wildlife Explorers”
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SUP ‘Surfs’ Up
Tuesday, August 3, 12021 HE The video below is an informative TED-Ed short film on the history of surfing. It serves as an excellent preamble to this post. https://youtu.be/jyn_orqdyHQ We are away on Vancouver Island for a family vacation. We did a similar trip last year, where I got a lot of paddling in as we were staying rightContinueContinue reading “SUP ‘Surfs’ Up”
Shh…Hutt Island: Bowen Island Circumnavigation, Day 2
Sunday, July 25, 12021 HE For day one of my trip and the backstory, see here. Below is a virtual recreation of the route I paddled on day two to give you an overview of the blog post. I used Google Maps, Google Earth Studio, and OpenShot Video Editor to create the virtual tour. You canContinueContinue reading “Shh…Hutt Island: Bowen Island Circumnavigation, Day 2”
Shh…Hutt Island: Bowen Island Circumnavigation
Saturday, July 24, 12021 HE Shhh….hush, this one is an insider secret. A lot of thought and preparation went into this trip. A bit ironic because it was only one night, but it is something that I have wanted to do for a while, with a long-term goal of doing a multi-day trip (e.g., the SeaContinueContinue reading “Shh…Hutt Island: Bowen Island Circumnavigation”
International Twilight Space Paddle
Sunday, July 18, 12021 HE Last year before the pandemic was declared we went to the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre. At one of the presentations, the presenter mentioned that you can see the International Space Station (ISS) with the naked eye. And the sighting times can be found on the Spot the Station website. Shortly after that visit, I wasContinueContinue reading “International Twilight Space Paddle”
Afternoon Paddle Troubles: Alouette Lake
Wednesday, July 14, 12021 HE We were camping at the Gold Creek Campground at Alouette Lake in Golden Ears Provincial Park. In the morning I had explored the western shoreline from Gold Creek south towards Alouette Lake South Beach. For the afternoon we made a family trip down to North Beach. We drove over from our campground and parked at the Gold Creek Parking. We then tookContinueContinue reading “Afternoon Paddle Troubles: Alouette Lake”
Lark Paddle: Alouette Lake
Wednesday, July 14, 12021 HE Our Family Camp 2.0 for this summer was at Alouette Lake in Golden Ears Provincial Park. Our Family Camp 1.0 was in Sasquatch Provincial Park at Deer Lake. This trip, the second one, was with my brother and his family. On the Native-Land.ca website, Alouette Lake is listed as being the ancestral lands of several indigenous tribes. According toContinueContinue reading “Lark Paddle: Alouette Lake”
Whytecliff Park to Point Atkinson
Saturday, July 10, 12021 HE I was hoping to do an afternoon paddle in the Howe Sound to check out some of the summer anabatic winds. On a hot day as the inland temperature increases the inflow winds through the sound pick up. But alas ’twas not to be. Weekend errands would mean an early morning paddle wouldContinueContinue reading “Whytecliff Park to Point Atkinson”
Ansell Point to Finisterre Island
Sunday, July 4, 12021 HE As I sit down to write this I noticed a strange coincidence. Last year on July 4, I paddle to Bowyer Island. And this year I did again. Strange and completely unplanned. I still have my eyes set on an overnight trip to Gambier Island but the stars have yet to align for me, with weather andContinueContinue reading “Ansell Point to Finisterre Island”
Hicks Lake Sasquatch Provincial Park
Friday, July 2, 12021 HE We are on a family camping trip in Sasquatch Provincial Park, the ancestral lands of the Nłeʔkepmx Tmíxʷ, the Coast Salish, and the S’ólh Téméxw peoples, with the Lee’s and the McLean’s. We are camping at the Bench Campground near Deer Lake. I circumnavigated Deer Lake yesterday morning. And then in the late morning, we did a family trip to HicksContinueContinue reading “Hicks Lake Sasquatch Provincial Park”
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