Vancouver Island Nature Tours

Alberni Valley Tourism Award
Originally uploaded by TheRainbird
Alberni Valley Tourism Award
At Tourism Vancouver Island’s 45th Annual Conference on 25 October, Alberni Valley Tourism won the award for Multi-faceted Advertising Campaign. As a board member of Alberni Valley Tourism, I was at the awards dinner and took a couple of shots of the event. Receiving the award [...]

It is near the end of November and business has dried up completely. But the weather hasn’t dried up! It’s coming down in torrents right now. So what does a tour operator do in the off season? Plan for next year!And I have put a bunch of irons in the fire.
First, Rainbird Excursions has partnered [...]

It was one of those rare days on Vancouver Island; the weatherman called for sun and it was the weekend!
So, the nature tour season having ended about two weeks ago, I said to my better half, lets go for an outing this afternoon.  I suggested we go and see if the Sockeye Salmon were spawning [...]

Long Beach
Originally uploaded by TheRainbird

This was taken a couple of years ago near Combers Beach parking area. I love how the walkers have their shoes in their hands. And how the flock of gulls are nearly hidden in the fog. And how she has turned to watch a gull flying. The peace, tranquility and agelessness [...]