Last night after the sun set and the sky became dark, I experienced one of the most jaw dropping events of my life. The northern lights doused the sky in colour and I genuinely could not believe my eyes. With a 360 degree, unobstructed view with little to no light pollution, Race Rocks is the best place to have witnessed the show.

It started out as faint white streaks in the distance before erupting into dancing greens and pinks. I nearly gave myself whiplash trying to see them in every direction around me. I ended up laying on my back in the middle of the path and staring up at the sky until late into the night/early morning.

I had read in the news that it was a possibility to see the northern lights in BC but I never imagined it would be anything like that. That kind of experience is something I thought I’d have to travel far for, not look out my window and see.

The geomagnetic storm that caused this is the strongest storm of its kind in over 20 years and is supposed to last through until Sunday so I plan to keep an eye out for it tonight as well. Who needs sleep right?