NIMMO BAY, B.C. -- Dancing over islands, skimming above the surf, hovering toward snow-capped peaks, hidden lakes and waterfalls in a bright red whirlybird is my idea of heaven.
Especially when Louis Armstrong's deep raspy voice singing "What a Wonderful World" comes over the headphones. Making a gentle bank to the right, Peter our pilot swoops over the red rooftops of Nimmo Bay Resort, putting down lightly on the helipad. Not only is this paradise in the wild, but we have just discovered that "to fly is human ... to hover, divine."
July 8, 2004