Catherine and I visited Vancouver Island from May 23 -July 31, 2024. During that time, I was fortunate to have been on no less than nine boat trips with Captain Josh Grin and Chelsea Cameron of Discovery West Adventures, out of Brown's Bay Marina, Campbell River.

The marina, located 93 miles north of our home in Parksville, is a gateway to the Discovery Islands, a group of islands located at the northern end of the Salish Sea and the eastern end of Johnstone Strait, between Vancouver Island and the mainland coast of British Columbia, Canada.