I'm going on an adventure!

FloatyGimpy
Mon, 16 Jun 2025 14:52:32 +0000
Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share

Feeling pretty anxious today!

I am going with a group of five other ladies to hike the Nootka Island trail. We’re taking a float plane from Gold River over to the island and then will take five days hiking the trail where we will be picked up at the other end by the float plane again. I’ve done a three day hike before so this will be my longest. It will be good prep for West Coast Trail which I will be doing in August. I’ll also be having my 55th birthday out on the island. I’m packing a freeze dried ice cream sandwich and a tiny bottle of whiskey to celebrate on the day.

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Nootka Island

Nootka Island (Spanish: isla de Nutca; French: île Nootka) is the largest island off the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It is 510 square kilometres (200 sq mi) in area. It is separated from Vancouver Island by Nootka Sound and its side-inlets, and is located within Electoral Area A of the Strathcona Regional District. Europeans named the island after a Nuu-chah-nulth language word meaning "go around, go around". They likely thought the natives were referring to ...

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Gold River, British Columbia

Gold River is a village municipality located close to the geographic centre of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. In terms of the Island's human geography it is considered to be part of the "North Island", even though it technically is on the Island's west coast. Taking advantage of its deep water and abundant forests, Gold River developed in 1967 as a prototypical logging and pulp and paper industry community. Gold River quickly sprang into prosperity and established excellent comm...

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