Vancouver Island is a BCMT region (one of six). It is comprised of several paddling areas including the Gulf Islands.
Thetis Island is situated in the centre of the southern Gulf Islands, between Gabriola and Salt Spring Islands Some interesting facts about Thetis Island The largest Arbutus tree in in…
Chemainus to Galiano Island - Alone and Racing Against The Tide Over the years, I’ve enjoyed a lot of day paddles on Vancouver Island, but my favourite was an outing…
...from Nanaimo to Sidney Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.Matsuo BashoWhat gives value to travel is fear.Albert CamusFour of us in a pair of double…
This article was originally published in 2018, and follows a portion of a route also taken by veteran paddlers Susan Marie Conrad, Jim Chester and Audrey Sutherland. Their wisdom, as…
Good days are to be gathered like sunshine in grapes, to be trodden and bottled into wine and kept for age to sip at ease beside the fire. If the…
Paddle and Ferry TripOn a sunny August morning my wife Lisa and I, along with six of our paddling friends, departed Swartz Bay for a 13 nautical mile paddle to…
The park, located on the East side of Goletas Channel, comprises of a group of small islands at the entrance to Queen Charlotte Strait, including Hurst, Bell, Boyle and Crane…
At the Northwest end of the Saanich Peninsula is a launch site known as Moses Point. It is at the end of a dead-end street with a bit of a…
The trip from the Nelson Road Community boat launch directly to Pirates Cove Marine Park is about 4 nautical miles. The preferred route is to cross Stuart Channel passing Round…