Whirling eddies, overfalls, submerged rocks, currents up to ten knots. Porlier Pass can be the most dangerous of the Gulf Island passes, but we have

Whirling eddies, overfalls, submerged rocks, currents up to ten knots. Porlier Pass can be the most dangerous of the Gulf Island passes, but we have
A blond raccoon, a pink porta potty, blue owls, black berries, a grey mouse (in our clawfoot bathtub), yellow sunflowers, multi-hued birdhouses — colourful sights
We never imagined we could accomplish a road trip like this: cycle up Vancouver Island to Comox, ferry over to Lund, then cycle down the
“We hear that a lot,” says the Visitor Centre person, when we admit this is our first visit to the north end of Vancouver Island,
Clenched teeth relax into a smile when a sea turtle surfaces alongside our kayak. Five-foot waves looming overhead can intimidate novice kayakers like us, but
One hundred little islands and rocks scattered like pieces of a broken jigsaw puzzle in the centre of Barkley Sound. Open-ocean waves, swaying kelp forests,