Sunrise Confessions from the Lagoon
There’s a point in life where you stop being able to sleep in. You can blame kids, stress, or just getting old, but one way or another you find yourself wide awake at 5:00 a.m. staring at the ceiling, wondering if you should make coffee or just admit defeat.
For me, defeat looks like tossing the drone in the bag and heading for the Esquimalt Lagoon. Call it therapy, call it obsession — either way, when most people are fumbling for the snooze button, I’m chasing light and fighting driftwood for tripod space.
And here’s the thing: it’s worth it. Every single time.
The View Most People Sleep Through
Sunrise at the Lagoon isn’t subtle. Some mornings it’s pure fire — the whole sky bleeding orange and red over calm water, the kind of light that makes you forget your hands are freezing. Other mornings, it’s soft pastels and clouds painted like brushstrokes. Either way, it’s a reminder that the best show in town doesn’t come with a ticket price.
The drone doesn’t complain either. It just hums up into the sky, catching angles no human could manage unless they had a ladder the height of a condo tower. That’s the beauty of it: a fresh perspective on a scene that’s been there forever.
Why We Get Up Early
We joke that “We get up early in the Westshore… so you don’t have to.” But it’s true. Most people aren’t dragging themselves out of bed for this view. That’s fine — I’ll be the one running on caffeine, collecting the shots, and letting you enjoy them later at a civilized hour.
This is why Vancouver Island Drones exists. Not just to fly for the sake of flying, but to capture the places we love in ways that make people stop scrolling for a second and think, damn, I live here.
Sunrise, Old Man Style
So yeah — old man can’t sleep, dad mode engaged, drone in the air before most alarms have gone off. I’ll take it. Beats lying awake pretending I’ll fall back asleep.
Next time you see a Lagoon sunrise photo, know it’s powered by equal parts caffeine, insomnia, and stubborn love for the Westshore. And honestly? I wouldn’t have it any other way.
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