On Saturday, May 15, Knight Inlet Lodge hosted the the Vital Ground Organization at Beaufort Vineyard & Estate Winery here in the Comox Valley. The welcoming dinner prior to the groups flight into the lodge the next morning was a casual barbeque and wine tasting event that everyone enjoyed.
“Spring has arrived and the lodge is open. Familiar furry faces are popping up everywhere and it’s shaping out to be a strong beginning to the season for us. We’ve been open for a week now and already we’ve had multiple bear sightings in the estuary and the other morning we were woken up early by the blows of transient orcas in the estuary. A small pod of four patrolled the cove twice in the day hopeful for the opportunity to feed on one of the many harbour seals and pacific white-sided dolphins that are abundant in the Inlet at this time of year. We had an excellent view of the whales
Knight Inlet Lodge is excited to announce that we have had our first grizzly bear sighting of 2010. Tuesday, April 27 saw "peanut" and is mom return to Glendale Cove after a long winters nap. Enjoy these photos taken by Knight Inlet Lodge guide Luke Denbigh. spring is truly here at last! The photos were taken in the Glendale Cove estuary, Knight Inlet, British Columbia.
scenic view from Vancouver Island Air floatplane
With just over 7 weeks until Knight Inlet Lodge opens things are really starting to happen! The first fuel barge of the year has been arranged, boats, lumber, supplies have been delivered to the barge facility for shipping and the first staff are at the lodge working on our fisheries project. Interviews for the remaining staff positions are ongoing with an eye towards having the last of the staff in place by the end of this week.
One of the things I enjoy the most about my job with Knight Inlet Lodge is all the interesting people that I get to meet. Now I say meet but what I really mean is correspond with as very rarely do I get to meet them face to face.
This story and pictures are compliments of Mike and June, guests in mid August of 2009. They are returning for a second visit in September of 2010.
The bird in the first picture was on the back of the mum and annoying her, each time she made it move, it just flew straight back, pecking at her.
Help save the grizzly bears of British Columbia
PAULINE & IAN, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 2008.
Knight Inlet Lodge bear viewing stand
Knight Inlet Lodge is pleased to announce an exciting new partnership between itself and and African wildlife experts Norman Carr Safaris. This innovative partnership will include guide exchanges, co-operative marketing and many other unique ideas we will be announcing as we finalize them. Watch our blog for stories on the guide exchange and the partnership over the next few months.
