Courtenay, Canada Travel Blogs

The freeloadin' garbage man!
Jul 13, 2007

... 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 a ...

Driving's a gas
Feb 24, 2005 (1 photos)

... 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 survival. ...

Alpine meadows, mining, ski lifts, cave spa
Sep 8, 2005 (24 photos)

... 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. Delicious!! ...

Van Isle fun
Aug 23, 2009

... 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 Pavlova ...

Courtenay
Oct 6, 2005 (2 photos)

... 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
Sep 30, 2009 (6 photos)

... 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 local ...

More about fish
Oct 6, 2008 (6 photos)

... 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 across ...

Lake Helen Mackenzie
Sep 14, 2008

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 ...

Aug 02, 2009
Aug 2, 2009 (29 photos)

happy landed
Aug 26, 2008 (4 photos)

... 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
Jul 2, 2008 (5 photos)

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 ...

courtenay
Jun 27, 2008

Courtenay and its twin town Comox are 2 and 1/2 hrs north of Victroria

Mt Washington
Jan 7, 2007 (5 photos)

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 to ...

Surf and Turf
Aug 20, 2007

Road Trip

Madly tying up loose ends.
May 22, 2008

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. ...