This post is actually a little out of order. On the morning of October 23rd, Arturo decided that he would prefer to sleep in. He is a bit of a night owl, and struggles to get up early. Chris and I were up at first light almost every morning of the two weeks we spent on the road.
We decided to head north up the island and see what we could find. We stopped at Nymph Falls Nature Park. This is on the Puntledge River, which starts up at Comox Lake, and drains into the ocean at Courtenay. There is a hydro electric dam on the river at Comox Lake. At this time of year the dam is open, and the flow on the river is significant. The water was rushing by like cars on a freeway.
We also explored further up the island and made it as far as Campbell River. We stopped at a small public beach along the ocean, and also drove around the industrial area in Campbell River. There were a couple of commercial yards that looked kind of interesting, but access to them was not possible. This would prove to be a common issue through much of our trip.
We wrapped things up by late morning and headed back to the guest cottage to meet up with Arturo. Later that afternoon we would head back down to the shore near Courtenay and explore for a second time at Union Bay. See my previous post for some snapshots from that afternoon.
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