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Cortes, Discovery Islands

Cortes Island has a rather new airstrip at south east tip, called Hansen Field. It's registered and listed on Canadian Flight Supplement. So its status is quite different from Rowena's, which is not documented.
As the surface condition was not known, I flew Turbi last year for the purpose of landing there. (Turbi is a tail dragger with big tires). That day the wind was too strong for my liking and I did only a low pass.
Then with no intention of landing I flew Mooney over it a few times.
This time I went by ground transportation, i.e. Ninja Motorcyle.
There are three ferries to get there.
First: Horseshoe Bay to Nanaimo.
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Then 160 km of Inland Highway to Campbell River.

Second Ferry: To Quodra Island.
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Then short drive to the other side of the island.

Third Ferry: Finally to Cortes Island.
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As a matter of fact, Gordon there let me ride Ninja on the airstrip from end to end. I found the surface was as smooth as it could be.
After that, I rode to nearby park, Smelt Bay.
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One more park, Manson's Lagoon.
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by musoamane | 2006-08-17 09:49 | Wanderer