Courtenay
Travel Blogs from Courtenay, Canada
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The freeloadin' garbage man!
... Indian food! After a week in Vancouver, I decided the city was too much and went back to the island. I contacted a lady in Courtenay, Vancouver Island, who said I could work on her farm in exchange for food and a place to sleep. I did ...
Driving's a gas
... tension. She finally falls asleep, and we're left in silence, listening to the sound of a gas gauge falling. We glide into Courtenay on fumes. I put 40.2 litres of gas into our 40 litre tank, and buy a round of chocolate bars to celebrate our ...
Alpine meadows, mining, ski lifts, cave spa
... condos on the mountainside. Reality sinks in. After lunch all head off the mountain. Our first stop is Courtenay at the Natural Pastures Cheese shop for some sampling. The sampling turned into a major purchase for all of us. ...
Van Isle fun
... wonderful Australians we met back in California and continued to travel with in Salt Lake City and Jackson, also visited us in Courtenay, BC. Dale and Kim made us the famous and dedicate Australian desert: Pavlova Thanks again D and K--the ...
Courtenay
... Thanksgiving is for a different reason to the American Thanksgiving and is for giving thanks for a successful harvest. I arrived in Courtenay just after 2.30pm after getting the 9.15am bus that morning from Victoria. We had a stop at Nanimo and I got ...
A bit of culture
... skipped class, and instead watched a river otter hunting in the glistening sea. We retyurned to Vancouver Island, and drove to Courtenay. We spent the evening with Jim's mum, and had a great dinner of salmon at Comox, with more delicious ...
West coast!
Endlich Meer. Und sogar schoenes Wetter. Und obendrauf auch noch der schoenste Zeltplatz unserer Reise und das fuer wenig Geld. Ganze vier Tage haben wir dort verbracht und sieben insgesamt auf der Insel vor Vancouver. Trotzdem ist dem schoenen Zeltplatz ...
Falls, falls, falls...
... Lower Myra Falls from the other side of the lake are curious, too. At 4:00 pm we get into the car and start our way to Courtenay. Our bed tonight is at a private propierty next to the river, far from the town. There is a lot of people up and down, ...
More about fish
... , 0.5 million recreational, plus a smaller figure I forget for the indigenous catch.) Hatcheries are interesting places to visit. In Courtenay the fish are diverted into a fish ladder that leads them to the hatchery, by a low artificial jump built ...
Lake Helen Mackenzie
Friday evening, we were out for a paddle. The weather was bright, the water quiet and peaceful. We glided to the wrecks in Royston and back. We were joined by many seals... After visiting the Comox Valley Farmers Market on Saturday morning we took ...
Zurück im Winter!
... leicht. Wir ließen uns also Zeit und gingen den Tag gemütlich an: Nach dem Frühstück fuhren wir runter nach Courtenay, um etwas Stadtbummel und letzte Einkäufe zu machen. Lediglich die Suche nach einem Liquor Store war etwas schwieriger... Nach Mount ...
Aug 02, 2009
happy landed
... for something really healthy I missed in Switzerland: Donuts! The real north-american ones ;-) ----------------------------- Ich bin in Courtenay! 24 Stunden (die mir ewig erschienen) nachdem ich in der Schweiz aus dem Bett gekrochen war, landete ...
Close Encounters of the Family Kind
When the 'kids' get older you just don't have the opportunities to travel together. In fact the last time we camped with our kids I think they both complained so much we decided never again. That was over 15 years ago. So...armed with memories of ...
A wonderful welcome to 2012
Just what the doctor ordered!! My two friends and I decided we weren't going to fight with the rain and the taxi lines in Vancouver for NYE...nope...we took ourselves over to Vancouver Island and enjoyed 3 lush days of feasting, pampering, and good ...
Jul 21, 2010
Mt Washington
A couple days home and, of course, I can't seem to slow down at all... Soooo, let's high tailer to Mt Washington cause I don't ski and seriously don't need sleep at all... It was a blast! I mainly hung out in the sauna. From the beaches one week ...
Madly tying up loose ends.
It is crazy trying to get everything organized and sorted in preparation for being on the road for 4 weeks. The course work is up-to-date, the homestead is looked after and hopefully soon the lacrosse tournament I am organizing will all come together. ...
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