Day Tripping to Bamfield via the Frances Barkley, Lady Rose Marine Services, Port Alberni Day tripping to Bamfield is usually done via 90 km of logging roads from Port Alberni- or even further if starting from Victoria and travelling through Lake Cowichan. A less-common but well-loved way to get to Bamfield is via boat. The Frances Barkley, operated by Lady Rose Marine Services of Port Alberni, travels to remote West […]
A Puerto Vallarta Destination Wedding at the Royal Decameron Complex, Bucerias, Mexico Celeste and Kit held their destination wedding in Puerto Vallarta at the Royal Decameron Complex in the little town of Bucerias, Mexico. They married on the beach on the leap day (February 29th) among 50 family and friends. It was a HOT, beautiful-blue-skies kind of day. Daytime margaritas, good music, happy and laughing people EVERYWHERE, taco dinner and […]
Our Annual Weekend Getaway Girls Trip; Power Outages, Snow Storms and Majestic Elk in Port Renfrew, BC I am SO fortunate to have two incredible circles of close girl friends. Every year, I enjoy an annual girls trip with each group. That means two trips a year for me- I am so effing blessed! In 2019, we decided to rent a fully-equipped cabin in Port Renfrew in early February. We […]
West Coast Portrait Sombrio Beach is hands down my favorite easier-accessed beach on Vancouver Island. It might even be my favorite beach, and trust me, there are a lot of incredible ones on the Island. This is a popular surf, camping, beach combing, and hiking destination in Port Renfrew along Vancouver Islands West Coast. It truly epitomizes that rugged, raw beauty when envisioning West Coast. Those that visit are washed […]
Gold River Adventure This past weekend I took my partner to Campbell River for a couple of nights to celebrate his birthday. The plan was to take an Air Nootka float plane from Gold River to Hot Springs Cove near Tofino, and drive and hike around Strathcona Park, but the most intense storm of the year would certainly change our plans. With immense rainfall and severe winds of 80+km/hour, loss […]