Visiting COMOX VALLEY + WINE TASTING 🍷🍇 | Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
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- Опубліковано 26 сер 2024
- In today’s video, we continue our Vancouver Island road trip in partnership with Trover, this time doing a little exploring along the Comox area. This was another exciting day that featured our closest bear encounter to date, a chance visit to a winery owned by a famous Hollywood film director, and some fun at a beach with a name that will make you chuckle.
First up, let's talk about the bear encounter. We had already spotted a black bear a few days prior while riding the ski lift up Mount Washington, but this time around we came across an even larger bear eating wild blackberries on the side of the road. It was early morning and there was no one else around. It was pure magic.
That morning we visited Goose Spit Park in Comox, a place that we chose simply because we liked the sound of the name. We enjoyed a nice walk on the beach, met some friendly dogs, and simply enjoyed the scenery.
Then it was onwards to a vineyard. When looking for things to do in the Comox area, we were surprised to find that there were several local wineries to visit. We chose one at random and ended up at Beaufort Vineyard and Estate Winery, which is owned by the Cameron Family…as in James Cameron the film director with movies like Titanic, Avatar, and Terminator to his name! We decided to a wine tasting while we were here and paid $5 to sample 5 wines, which is an excellent deal if you ask me.
Later, in the afternoon, we went for a hike along a beautiful wooded trail in Seal Bay Nature Park until the rain eventually forced us to turn back.
We hope you enjoyed this video from our day visiting the Comox Valley and we'll see you in the next video where we head up to northern Vancouver Island.
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Visiting COMOX VALLEY + WINE TASTING 🍷🍇 | Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Come join us for an epic road trip to Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada where we partner with Trover to cover the island from the south all the way up to the north. Unlike most Vancouver Island road trips and travel series which focus on the triangle of Vancouver, Nanaimo and Tofino, we branch off and visit lesser-known places such as Gold River, Port Alice and Malcolm Island just to name a few.
Our trip to Vancouver Island starts off with a flight from Toronto to Vancouver, followed by the shortest flight of our lives from Vancouver to Victoria. From Victoria, we head to our base of Mount Washington in the central part of the island, where highlights include spotting black bears, hiking in Mount Washington and visiting vineyards in Comox.
Our journey then continues to Gold River, Sam's hometown, where we board the Uchuck III en route to Friendly Cove. We also go to nearby Campbell River where we walk along a beautiful fishing dock, tour a hatchery and come across a black bear, and hike in Elk Falls which was our favourite hike on this entire journey.
Heading to northern Vancouver Island, we base ourselves in Port Alice and visit the nearby towns of Port McNeill, Port Hardy and Telegraph Cove. For separate day trips, we take the ferry to Malcolm Island where we visit the former Finnish Community of Sointula and take another ferry to Alert Bay where we have the opportunity to appreciate First Nations totem poles, artwork and museums.
Our Vancouver Island road trip concludes with visits to Parksville, Nanaimo and Victoria. Overall, it was one of the best road trips we've ever done focusing mostly on nature, outdoor adventure, wildlife spotting and visiting off-the-beaten-path villages and communities that have a lot to offer but aren't that well known.
If you are thinking of doing a Canada road trip, Vancouver Island should be at the top of your list. For more information and tips on all the places we visited on Vancouver Island, you can check out this Trover list: www.trover.com...
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It's awesome to know that there is wine tourism in Vancouver Island. Thank you guys! Visiting the island is my newest goal in life
Thank you! There is more areas in Comox and we also noticed just outside of Victoria as well. Hope you can check out the island soon!
Just wanted to say thank you for all the hard work you do to make my wife's and I vacations awsome. We somehow bumped into you today at the Buenos Aires Airport with your Dad and couldn't have been nicer. Keep up the good work and thanks!!
Thank you very much David! It was great to meet you two at the airport. Wishing you a fantastic time in Chile before you head home!
Animales, árboles, todos en su debido lugar, hermoso!!! Y las degustaciones..🍷🍷🍷..gracias..saludos.
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Muchas gracias Yoshi!
Nice share... I live 5 minutes from Goose spit and hike a lot at Seal bay. It was fun to see the video. Next time you are up at Mt Washington make sure to do the Helen Mackenzie, Battleship loop. Beautiful up there🤙
Thank you! What a beautiful area to live. Really appreciate your recommendations. I hope we can return again someday soon.
Ok, this looks INCREDIBLE! Fantastic share! 😊✨✨✨
Thank you very much! We enjoyed some great wines that day.
Beautiful video! How awesome seeing the bear up close and what a bargain for the wine tasting and such a pretty place to enjoy it at. Can't wait to see the next video :-)
Thanks Yoli! We couldn't believe how close up we got to the bear. It was in its own little world.
Great video! Moving here in six months!
Thanks for sharing Sam and Audrey.
Thanks Grant! That is so exciting to hear. Best of luck with the move.
New 2 your channel and loving you and your family trips! Family is everything and I love your content! 👍
Thank you very much! We love traveling with family whenever we can.
You know you’re on the island when you’re wearing a Lucky hat. Fun video!
Hahaha...thanks Kim! One of my favorite ebay purchases of all-time ;)
Fantastic place !!!! I am in love with Vancouver
Thanks Lilian! We're excited to keep editing this series. It will have 13 episodes in total so many more to come out soon.
Good morning good morning guys, it looks a little bit freezing there, but i like it, and even more amazing to see a bear walking around in the wild!😂
Thank you very much! It can get chilly when it rains and it was amazing to see a bear that close up.
bellisimo video !!!!! bellos ustedes!!! se los quiere por estos lados saludos desde argentina !!!
Gracias por mirar estos videos de Canadá!
Wow, you guys are so lucky! :) I've lived on Vancouver Island my whole life and I've never had the honour of seeing a black bear.
Hope you can one soon from a safe and comfortable distance. Truth be told all of our sightings were in the central and northern parts of the island where there is less population and more sheer wilderness.
This is my neighborhood 💜
Otro paseo por la isla de Vancouver. Realmente hermosos paisajes.
Muchas gracias Maria!
Pretty lucky to see a bear up close like that!
We sure were! We saw a total of 3 black bears on this trip and each time was pretty special.
What a beautiful place you both went to, it’s so gorgeous 😍😍😍
We loved it! It got even more rugged and remote the further north we travelled.
How have I missed that winery?? I just got back from Courtenay 2 days ago, my sister and brother live there. Well next time I'm going to tell them we need to go have a tasting. Thanks for all the great coverage of the island!
Thanks Anneli! A great excuse to come back again soon. Thank you - we've still got 9 more episodes coming out soon from our trip.
Livin your best life, hello from Mississauga 😀
Thank you very much! Heard you guys got some snow recently?
O M G it is still coming down, like 20 cm by tonight. You coming home to go skiing?? LOL
Awesome video! Are you missing the warmth of Argentina? I was thinking of going to Argentina, did you feel safe there?
Thanks Michael! We're actually back again right now :) Yeah, we do feel safe for the most part but we're not the type to go out much at night.
my aunt marline lives in comox
Cool to hear JOel!
La verdad no se mucho ingles, pero me parecio que a Daniel se le nota mucho que es argentino cuando habla.
¡Gracias! Es notable cuántos idiomas puede hablar. También puede hablar francés e italiano.
@@samuelandaudrey wow que groso es!
Nice Video Samuel and Audrey
Thanks for watching, Pranav!
hello from comox
Hey! Sure miss being on the island.
Thanks for showcasing some of the Comox Valley. Glad to see you made it to Goose Spit! Did you happen to climb the 168 stairs?
Thank you very much Warren! We should have done that but didn't. Anything else you'd recommend for a return visit?
Samuel and Audrey - Travel and Food Videos Oh, gosh... the Royston Shipwrecks, the Courtenay Airpark Walkway, Filberg Park and Lodge, Kye Bay, the funky Village of Cumberland (can’t-miss!), Brooklyn Creek Park, Point Holmes, Siefert’s Farm Market (in season), and so much more! Then to our house for coffee, we’d love to pick your brains! Thanks again, guys!
Thanks for sharing that Warren! We barely scratched the surface. Coffee sounds great :)
Samuel and Audrey - Travel and Food Videos Hey, there’s only so much you can do in 15 or 20 minutes! Safe travels!
Wow Gorgeous Canada
Thank you very much Pradeep!
wow this is my kind of trip kids!!!
Ah, thank yoU! Nature + wine = a great day :)
I agree Sam
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Audrey you're the animal Whisperer. You didn't want to get out and see the bear? LOL
Hehe, I think I'll stick to 'dog whisperer'. 😉
You forgot the terminator movies.
Ah, good suggestion!
Zinfandel wine is also known as Primitivo
Thanks for letting us know!
Hey i live in comox :D
Cool to hear! Miss living on the island.
I thought you visited Comox BC 😂
lol, where did we miss?
Looks nice in Canada 😀
Thanks Pheng!
Hi my canadian friends....!!!...PLEASE.....no se les ocurra traer OSOS si regresan a Argentina....!!!! 🐼 jajajajaja
Jejeje, los ositos se quedan por estas partes! 😜🌲🐻
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Thanks Fahad!
Your content is very beautiful
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Thanks for being first Pranav!
Lol the Goose doesn’t “spit”...a spit is an outcropping of land, like a finger....closer to Victoria, there is Sidney Spit.
Thanks for explaining that Sue. Apologies for our ignorance.
No apologies!! Lol. Just thought you might want to know. Your videos were terrific!! A n d by the way, next time you are “up” visit Salt Spring Island!
We'd love to visit SSI! I visited once in the late 90s and loved it.