Thanks for the great road report Martin. I envy you now and will more once the weather turns colder, darker and wetter here. Your road report brought back nostalgic memories of Baja road trips in years past. This is also my 10th anniversary for Baja - sadly its been 10 years (1999) since I was last ...

Ya. That looks easy when you are planning.
Try the same thing when you are slogging.
Don't see how it helps?

I think it was Yogi Berra (the NY Yankee baseball great) who said this about Coney Island or was it Niitnat Lake:
"Nobody goes there anymore; it's too crowded."

A few questions which may affect my decision about windsurfing in Port Alberni. 1. What is the China Creek Campground/Marina like to stay at? I assume there are lots more amenities than Nitinat lake. 2. What is the wind like at China Creek? How does it compare to the Harbour Quay? 3. How does the wi...

In response to BWD’s excellent ideas for discussion here are some thoughts: Clearing the E area of the beach access to allow for parking The existing rigging area and beach access is actually a legal right of way known as “Razzo Road”. We have access because of the efforts of Giles et al in the mid-...

Blackfish Rd ends as a bluff lookout only. Its a great spot for checking the windlilne on sketchy wind days. There is a legal road access but the "access" is a steep/vertical bluff similiar to Cook Street but 50% higher. Still if there were stairs or a safe track to the beach it would be &...

Re no parking at entrance to rigging area. It is already understood that there is no parking there. The only problem is that some individuals feel they don't have to observe this courtesy. Otherwise no comment.

I would call Barracuda Surfboards first and get a quote. Especially so if the ding is deep or extensive. To my knowledge they are the best surfboard/epoxy repair in Victoria.

RESCUE EFFORT ON DALLAS ROAD IS A FALSE ALARM Jul 27, 2008 VICTORIA POLICE SAY A RESCUE EFFORT FOR A HANG GLIDER REPORTED TO BE IN DISTRESS NEAR CLOVER POINT TURNED OUT TO BE A FALSE ALARM. From C-Fax website: SOMEONE REPORTEDLY CALLED IN A TIP SAYING A HANG GLIDER OR PARASAILER WAS SUBMERGED AND IN...

Stop the Campbell Government's Giveaway of Lands at Jordan River Your Vancouver Island Opposition MLAs are standing up to tell Gordon Campbell that his giveaway of the lands at Jordan River is wrong. Thousands of hectares of land has been removed from a Tree Farm License on Vancouver Island for priv...

John Horgan, provincial MLA for Juan de Fuca, and a critic of the BC government for granting permission to WFP to take land out of the TFL and to sell forest land and existing park land (Jordan River), will be on CFAX 1070 radio Tues AM from 08:20 - 09:00. I encourage you to phone in and give your o...

There is a 2 day old rumour that the land has already been sold.

The buyer is rumoured to be the Victoria land developer - Bear Mountain.

If any of this is true we are screwed.

CFAX report TOWN MEETING OVER MASSIVE FORESTRY LAND SALE Oct 12, 2007 MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED PEOPLE GATHERED AT THE COMMUNITY HALL OF SHIRLEY, WEST OF SOOKE FRIDAY NIGHT TO TALK ABOUT A PROPOSED LAND SALE BY FORESTRY COMPANY WESTERN FOREST PRODUCTS. THE NDP MLA FOR THE AREA, JOHN HORGAN, LEAD THE FOR...

In today's TC about last nights meeting. Battle starts to protect Jordan River surf beach Juan de Fuca Recreation Commission throws its support behind bid to give famed Island surfing beach park status Bill Cleverley, Times Colonist Published: Friday, October 05, 2007 The Juan de Fuca Recreation Co...

Thanks mates.

Nope Lexus not mine - not my style.

Kus - you win prize - your letter was the most original and longest of the letters received by JDF Parks.