Blissful Beaches: A Guide to BC’s Best 5-Star Beaches for Sea Kayakers
To the best of our knowledge, no one has come up with a proper rating system for BC’s sea kayaking beaches. Here is our attempt.
Paul exploring Thetis Island geology
Thetis Island – A Gulf Islands Article
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…
Coon Bay in Dionisio Point Provincial Park at the north end of Galiano Island, BC.
Favourite Day-Paddle Memory
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…
Sea Kayaking the Salish Sea Marine Trail
...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…
Dionisio Provincial Park
Galiano Island’s Dionisio Provincial Park
A Gulf Islands Marine Trails Series Article...A number of years ago we put in at Elliots Beach just outside Ladysmith and headed over to Galiano Island. At the north end…
Packed and ready to go
D’Arcy Island in December
As I drink my morning coffee, I can look out our kitchen window to see the Salish Sea and D’Arcy Island in the distance. There were four of us at…
Piers Island
Nice Kitty
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…
Hole in the Wall by D. Thompson
Pirates Cove Marine Park
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…
Mayne Island Resort
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)…