Gods Pocket Diving October 2019
a compilation of shots from a dive trip to God's Pocket, near Port Hardy British Columbia. October 2019
God's Pocket Marine Park & Roberts Lake June 2019
I had the pleasure to be Assistant Instructor on a Paddle Canada Skills Level 2 course in God's Pocket Marine Park near Port Hardy, BC. 5 days and 4 nights with Mike Gilbert and four students.
I assisted with a rolling lesson on Roberts Lake in Campbell River on the 6th day.
Day 7 was a day trip in English Bay with 9 students on a Paddle Canada Level 1 Skills course with Ecomarine Paddlesports Centre.
Music By Mike McHolm © 2019 CYVR Records
Ocean Safari in God's Pocket, BC
Diving with the dive team at God's Pocket resort in British Columbia.
Bendalls kayak God's Pocket, 2008
Mark, Cory, Raymond & Kelly kayak from Port Hardy through God's Pocket marine park to Cape Sutil, the Northern tip of Vancouver Island, and back to Port Hardy.
God s Pocket Resort 2019
A fantastic reopening of God's Pocket Resort. The new owners and crew did everything to make this our best vacation ever.
Gods Pocket Resort Diving
This video is about Gods Pocket Resort Diving
Harmony Island & Hardy Island
Driving Tour of Port Hardy BC
Welcome to the Virtual Tour of Port Hardy BC.
Port Hardy is a district municipality in British Columbia, Canada located on the northeastern end of Vancouver Island. Port Hardy has a population of 4,132 at last census (2016). It is the gateway to Cape Scott Provincial Park, the North Coast Trail and the BC Marine Trail, located on the northernmost tip of Vancouver Island. The community has access to spectacular wilderness adventures, such as kayaking, caving, world-class scuba diving, nature viewing, surfing, unique saltwater rapids, fishing and camping.
Port Hardy's twin city is Numata, Japan.
Port Hardy was named after Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy who served as the captain of H.M.S. Victory.
Once a year, Port Hardy holds a celebration in Rotary Park to acknowledge its natural resource based economy. The three syllables, fi, lo and mi, stand for fishing, logging and mining. The celebration includes festivities in the park such as activities for children, fundraising concessions, entertainment, beer gardens, bake sales, craft sales, and fireworks. A dance for each age group and a parade are also held on Filomi Days weekend- typically the third weekend in July.
Port Hardy's economy relies greatly on tourism. Ferries to Prince Rupert, another popular tourist destination in British Columbia, depart every other day during peak season. Tourist traffic in the summer is immense, and hotels and restaurants usually find themselves with no room to accommodate all travelers.
Deer, black bears, bald eagles, squirrels, seals, salmon and many other species of birds and mammals are often spotted along the Quatse Loop Nature Trail or at Storey's Beach which is a short drive from town. Humpback whales can occasionally been seen surfacing in the bay. Port Hardy has many wildlife charters, fishing charters and places to camp during tourist season.
Port Hardy has an oceanic climate due to its proximity to the Pacific moderating influence. As a result summers are very cool for the latitude, whereas winters instead are very mild. Although there is a strong drying trend in summer, its summer rainfall is still higher than those of the southerly Mediterranean climates. Winter rainfall is very high and in general Port Hardy is far wetter than Canada's interior.
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Scuba diving Escape Reef Near Vancouver Island BC Feb 2010
This is a popular local dive, you can anchor in 25 feet of water, head down the anchor and fly off the wall into 70 feet. It's cool, lots of critters both shallow and deep. Head out from Chemainus or Thetis Island
49th parallel dive charters and Cedar beach dive here, regular. It;s a cool seal site in the summer months.
Happy armchair diving
Tiny Sailboat in the Great Bear Rainforest: Part 1
Sailing my West Wight Potter 15 to the Great Bear Rainforest, launching from Port Hardy on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, destination: Nakwakto Rapids and the Cougar Inlet. Anchorages include God's Pocket Marine Provincial Park, Skull Cove, Murray Labyrinth, Deserter's Island, and several others on this 9 day adventure.
Kayaking in God's Pocket, BC - ROW Adventures
An incredible lodge-based journey in God's Pocket, British Colombia, where guests experience world-renown kayaking, intimate whale watching and sleep in comfy cabins each night. Exclusively with ROW Adventures.
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Kwaksistah Regional Park & Campsite (Winter Harbour)
In historic Winter Harbour on the rustic, remote west of Northern Vancouver Island. A key location for the avid kayaker or sports fishers.
A Hornby Island Dive Adventure
Recently I went for a weekend trip to Hornby Island Dive Adventures. This Video is a compilation of all the dives I did. To see the complete write up goto my blog:
Music by: Kevin MacLeod
Whytecliff Park Diving, July 24, 2019
Hit up the usual spots with a couple great buddies. Checked out the cloud sponges with some decorated warbonnets (Chirolophis decoratus) living in them at 115ft or so, then up the slope into the clouds of yellowtail rockfish (Sebastes flavidus). There have been three really good recruitment years in a row for these fish, so the schools are getting quite dense.
Quadra Canada Day
Last part of the Canada Day fireworks at Rebecca Spit,Quadra Island
Kayaking God's Pocket
Kayaking in and around God's Pocket Marine Park BC Canada.
August 2016.
Campbell River, Quadra Island Dive at Row and be Damned
Great dive out of Campbell River at Quadra Island Row and be Damned.
Ideal conditions, a bit of current.
Every square inch of reef and wall is packed with life.
Strawberry Anenome, Scalyhead Sculpin, Red Irish Lord, all kinds of crabs, sponges and Urchins everywhere.
Diving with Doug, Mel, Jerry, Todd and Dale.
Scuba diving the Wrecks at Porteau Cove, British Columbia Canada. September 1, 2013
You will see a tangled crab, rock fish and a really big beast of a fish (can you guess what kind?). The water was warm at 12 deg. and the visibility great. It was a warm day diving with a friend taking the video. There are a few glimpses of me in the video. Video taken on a GoPro 3 Blk without filters about 25 - 32 feet down.
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Scuba Diving @ Porteau Cove Provincial Park, BC
Orcas by Kayak in BC, Canada
Chris does a solo kayak trip and sees Orcas up close at Broughton Archipelago Marine Province Park, British Columbia, Canada.