Driving from Campbell River to Tofino The drive from Campbell River to Tofino takes about three and a half hours, but we made a few essential stops. First was Goats on the Roof for another round of doughnuts. If you are planning to eat at the marketplace (even just getting coffee), arrive before 11:45 as […]
Eagle Show Uncertainty Our primary reason for visiting Campbell River was the famous Eagle Show. While in the Khutzeymateen, we received an email saying the operator could not run our tour and offered to transfer us to another vendor. We had chosen this company specifically for their boat: enclosed with good outdoor space rather than […]
Preparing for the Ferry from Prince Rupert to Port Hardy This time we did it right. The night before departure we stopped at Safeway and picked up a picnic lunch. In the morning we added coffee and doughnuts from Tim Horton’s before heading to the terminal. We were number four on the waitlist for […]
Getting to the Khutzeymateen from Prince Rupert After three days in Prince Rupert, it was finally time to depart for the Khutzeymateen. Trips leave from the commercial dock, with check-in at 7:15 a.m. for a 7:45 a.m. departure We grabbed coffee and doughnuts from Tim Horton’s before heading down. It was pouring rain, but the […]
Planning the Journey to Khutzeymateen Grizzly Sanctuary After three days in northern Vancouver Island, it was time for the next part of our itinerary: the Khutzeymateen Grizzly Sanctuary. How did we even find this place? Simple: we asked AI for the best places to photograph grizzly bears in BC in July. At the top of […]
Early Start for a Photography Adventure Still buzzing from our Triangle Island trip, we had no time to rest. The itinerary had originally allowed for a break day, but with the rescheduled Triangle Island trip we were up late backing up our memory cards and back at adventuring the next morning by 6:30 a.m. This […]
Driving from Nanaimo to Port McNeill on Vancouver Island After an in-room coffee courtesy of the Yeti, we set off around 9 a.m. for Port McNeill, on the far north of Vancouver Island. At just over four hours, it was one of the longest drives of our trip. It might have made more sense to […]
Flying from Kona to Vancouver via Honolulu on Westjet Flying out of Kona meant retracing our steps. With separate tickets, we left a buffer and did the reverse of our arrival: collected our bags, walked over to the international terminal, and checked in for our WestJet flight. Only difference was that WestJet was tucked away […]
Stargazing at Mauna Kea Of course we had pool time today, but the highlight was heading up to Mauna Kea for some night sky photography. From the Kohala Coast it is a little over an hour’s drive, and you quickly learn to keep your eyes peeled for free-range goats on the highway. They wander across […]
First, Some Context When we returned from our trip to New Zealand, the only trip we had booked was the Quest for Snow Hill, which was 10 months away. Having no trips in the immediate future is one of the few things that causes me anxiety. If you are curious, another thing which causes me […]