Category: Kayaking

Howe Sound Outrigger Race Gibsons July 9-11

Posted By Webmaster Laurie McConnell on Jul 04, 2010 in EVENTS, Events Calendar, Getaways & Specials, Gibsons, Kayaking

Photo Laurie McConnell The racers are back! The 11th Annual International Howe Sound Outrigger Race comes back to Gibsons Landing and Gibsons Harbour this weekend, with entrants beginning to trickle in mid-week for practice time and course construction. If you are planning on dining out on Friday or Saturday night, call to make reservations as [...]

Getting grizzly and getting wet on the Sunshine Coast

Posted By Webmaster Laurie McConnell on May 16, 2010 in Arts & Culture, EVENTS, Kayaking, PHOTOS, PLAY, VIDEOS

SECHELT FARMER & ARTISAN MARKET FUN Our friend Dean Brooks (we call him MathGuy as he is a prodigious intellect in this field) is up visiting for the weekend, on his first holiday in seven years. We decided he needed a REAL getaway, so we’ve been getting him out doing things ever since we got [...]

Tzoonie Wilderness Camp: Soul Time

Posted By Webmaster Laurie McConnell on Oct 03, 2009 in Boat Tours & Cruises, Camping, Cottages, FEATURED, Fishing, Gay & Lesbian, Getaways & Specials, Hiking, Kayaking, Kid Friendly, Pet Friendly, PHOTOS, Recreation, Resorts, Retreats & Groups, Sechelt Inlet, Waterfront Stays, Wilderness Stays

Tzoonie Wilderness Camp is a boat or floatplane access only resort located in Narrows Inlet, the second fjord up Sechelt Inlet. Art & Aleta Giroux have been running this resort for over 20 years, sharing some of the most beautiful of BC’s coastline in a remote wilderness setting. Campers stay in rustic but comfortable cabins, [...]

WCWL – World Class Destination

Posted By Webmaster Laurie McConnell on Jul 31, 2008 in Hotels, Motels & Inns, Kayaking, Kid Friendly, Recreation, Resorts, Retreats & Groups, Ruby Lake & Egmont, STAY, VISIT, Weird & Wonderful

From a Sunshine Coast guest… We were running out of gas when we got off the ferry near the little town of Egmont,B.C. on the Sechelt peninsula. The only gas pump was closed for the night, and we had broken our own rule of never looking for a room after 6 p.m. The owner of [...]

Full Moon Paddle does not disappoint

Posted By Webmaster Laurie McConnell on Jul 25, 2008 in Boat Tours & Cruises, FEATURED, Kayaking, Recreation, VISIT

Friday night I had the opportunity for a unique adventure on the Sunshine Coast – a guided kayak paddle under the full moon in the Secret Cove area – with Halfmoon Sea Kayaks, operating out of Rockwater Secret Cove Resort at Ole’s Cove. What an evening! We arrived at about 6:45 so everyone could get [...]

Bird Point Retreat – Unplug!

Posted By Webmaster Laurie McConnell on Jul 25, 2008 in Camping, Cottages, Gay & Lesbian, Hiking, Kayaking, Kid Friendly, Pet Friendly, Recreation, Resorts, Retreats & Groups, STAY, Vacation Rentals, Waterfront Stays, Weird & Wonderful, Wilderness Stays

Wow. We just got back from four days at Bird Point Retreat up Sechelt Inlet, and I can’t believe – as the designer of their web site at http://www.birdpointretreat.com – that we didn’t go for a longer amount of time, given that I actually typed out the sentence: “Everyone wishes they had booked a [...]