Category Archives: video

Mack Laing Park – Baybrook, Shakesides and Brooklyn Creek

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Katherine

The upper section of Brooklyn Creek flows down toward , Mack Laing’s first house after he moved to Comox in 1922. Baybrook The lower section of Brooklyn Creek flowing below Baybrook Mack Laing’s second house, Shakesides was built in … Continue reading →

Posted in history, nature, river, Vancouver Island Images, video | Tagged Baybrook, Brooklyn Creek, Comox, Comox Valley, k - 12, Mack Laing Park, Shakesides | Leave a comment

Sutil Channel

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Katherine

BC Ferries MV Tachek is a great way to enjoy views of the Coastal Mountains during the crossing of Sutil Channel between Cortes Island and Quadra Island. and some video…

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Smelt Bay Provincial Park

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Katherine

Located on Cortes Island, Smelt Bay Provincial Park is named for the capelin fish that spawn on the shore in late September and early October. These small silver-green, sardine-sized fish draw a variety of other marine life to the area, … Continue reading →

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BC Ferries – Heriot Bay

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Katherine

BC Ferries MV Tachek docking at the Heriot Bay terminal on Quadra Island. I had to cut this video short as my jeep was first onto the Tachek at Whaletown on Cortes Island, and was going to be first off … Continue reading →

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BC Ferries Whaletown

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Katherine

Whaletown on Cortes Island – a small BC Ferries terminal, with no amenities other than a waiting room, porta potties, a million dollar view and a quite place to crash in your vehicle overnight if you miss the last ferry … Continue reading →

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Courtenay Air Park

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Katherine

The Comox Estuary and the walk way trails around the Courtenay Air Park provide hours of bird watching, and the occasional air plane and float planes landing right next to you. This was a fairly windy winter day in late … Continue reading →