Coastal Café: Most Recent Articles
Grab a coffee, relax and read an article about past trips and experiences on the BC Coast. To share your story and photos, send an email to articles@bcmarinetrails.org.
A Successful cleanup adventure
Arriving on the ‘Trashcraft’ we carefully navigated the 28-foot craft toward shore. It was 9:00pm and pitch black as we started our adventure on the West Coast of Vancouver Island. Renny, a Rugged Coast Research Society (RCRS) director, captained the boat while Gene and I, BC Marine Trails directors, kept
Mayne Island
A Few Days on Mayne Island Last fall, 2020, we spent 4 days on Mayne Island kayaking, hiking, eating and having a good time with a group of friends (10) in our bubble. We arrived just before the 2nd Covid wave with additional restrictions. This was a very upmarket kayak
Rise of the Guardians
The diversity that makes coastal British Columbia so intriguing to so many also makes it so difficult to manage sustainably for many Nations. With 40,000 islands ranging from rocky outcrops to demi-continental monoliths and spanning over 25,000 kilometers of shoreline,[1] keeping a finger on this multiplicity of landscapes can feel
Self Guided Kayaking Trips in Johnstone Strait
Johnstone Strait Kayaking Johnstone Strait is a world class sea kayaking destination, a place where nature is raw and unspoiled. Visitors from around the world come here to sea kayak with orcas, humpback whales, Pacific white-sided dolphins, minke whales and steller sea lions. Bald eagles and giant ravens roam the
Three Family-Friendly Paddling Trips Near Vancouver
Kayaking Near Vancouver As the days warm up and COVID restrictions begin to loosen around the province, many people are looking for local paddling routes to help reconnect with nature. Three great options are Thormanby Island, Pitt Lake/Widgeon Creek, and Sechelt Inlet. All three are family-friendly, easy drives from Vancouver
Kayaking in the time of COVID
In the poem by Robert Frost, a twittering Ovenbird laments the passing of spring’s cherry blossoms, contemplates the dust and falling leaves of autumn, and chooses not to sing. The question that he frames in all but words Is what to make of a diminished thing Robert Frost The Ovenbird’s