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For fun, value and challenge try Mulligan’s Golf Course in Courtenay
by Keith and Heather Nicol Golf is popular in the Comox Valley with many courses to test your skills but if you want to try a fine little course that allows you to still play 9 holes for less than $10...
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Snorkeling with Salmon in the Puntledge River – Courtenay, BC
by Keith and Heather Nicol Every 2 years the run of Pink Salmon in the Puntledge River ramps up and we have been checking out the waters at Puntledge Park for the last few days to see what kind of...
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Try the Seal Bay Loop for an easy 10 km bike ride
By Keith and Heather Nicol With our kids, Michael and Kristie visiting from Vancouver we decided to show them a bike loop that they hadn’t tried beforein Seal Bay Nature Park. Although there are a...
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The Park at Crown Isle provides a fun round of golf
By Keith and Heather NicolWe loved the Course Rules The tone of how the new owners of “The Park” would like you to enjoy a round a golf is captured by the Rules Board posted as you enter. It...
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Glacier Greens Golf Course is in great condition
By Keith and Heather Nicol We had been wanting to revisit Glacier Green golf course for a while and so with our son Michael visiting we decided we could show him the front nine on Monday, August...
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Visiting Morton, Mohun and Goose Lake near Campbell River
By Keith and Heather Nicol Paddling north on Goose Lake We had heard some great things about camping at Morton Lake and the kayaking opportunities in adjacent Mohun and Goose Lake so with a good...
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Discovery Marine Safaris delivers another incredible whale watching adventure
By Keith and Heather Nicol Roleen (left) was our engaging naturalist A few years ago we had an epic whale watching trip with Discovery Marine Safaris (DMS) which is based in Campbell River. On that...
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Don`t miss the final day of the Kitty Coleman Woodland Gardens Artisans`...
By Keith and Heather Nicol The 17thannual artist`s festival is on the long weekend at the Kitty Coleman Woodland Gardens and you have one day left to take it in. This year the festival runs Aug 31-...
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A first time visit to amazing Malcolm Island – Part 1
by Keith and Heather NicolWe spotted our first whale from the ferry We had heard good things about Malcolm Island from friends in the Comox Valley and its main settlement Sointula so with a good...
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A first time trip to amazing Malcolm Island – Part 2
by Keith and Heather Nicol On Thursday, September 5 we awoke to dense fog (in fact we could hear fog horns off and on all night) so we opted to head into Sointula to check out the museum and...
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A September Visit to Hornby Island - Part 1
By Keith and Heather Nicol Wheels come in handy for hauling kayaks over Hornby's beaches With school starting and tourist numbers getting smaller we decided it would be a good time to head to...
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A September trip to Hornby Island- Part 2
by Keith and Heather NicolHeather at Heron Rocks We recently returned from a week long trip to Hornby Island were we had hoped to get in lots of mountain biking and sea kayaking. But although we...
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A September visit to Hornby Island- Part 3- Storm watching
By Keith and Heather Nicol Keith walking into the wind along the scenic Helliwell Trail With the weather playing havoc with our mid September sea kayaking and mountain bike plans we decided to do...
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Kiteboarding at Kye Bay Beach
By Keith and Heather Nicol Getting ready to launch With the wind up and sun out we decided to check out Kye Beach in the afternoon on Thursday, September 26 and were intrigued to see several people...
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The “Pub to Pub” trail was very popular this past weekend
by Keith and Heather NicolWe always love doing the so called “Pub to Pub” trail which is roughly half way between Campbell River and Courtenay in the fall since is a scenic trail with both river and...
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Merville Heritage Fair well worth the visit
By Keith and Heather Nicol The Tug of War pitted Merville against Black Creek Sunday, Sept 29 was a spectacular day weather wise and so after our trek along the “Pub to Pub” trail along the Oyster...
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Cycling from Qualicum Beach to Moorecroft Regional Park
By Keith and Heather Nicol Along a great cycle path On Monday September 31, the Evergreen Cycling group based in Courtenay decided to do a trip that many members had been wanting to check for some...
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Sea Kayaking and birding at Point Holmes, Comox
by Keith and Heather NicolHeather paddling around Cape LazoSea kayaks are great vessels for observing wildlife from seals to whales and they are also ideal for observing shorebirds, ducks and other...
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Sovereign Lake Nordic Centre is open and looks to have a great winter in store
By Keith and Heather Nicol You can always count on Sovereign Lake Nordic Centre to be open early and they did so again this year on November 13. We love coming to Sovereign Lake to get in our first...
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Supercamps are an ideal way to start the cross country ski season.
by Keith and Heather NicolThe views from the trails are amazing We in the middle of teaching in the early season Supercamps that are held every year at Silver Star and Sovereign Lake located...
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