Forests, Individuals, and Forest Bathing Take a walk on the wild side, pack a picnic and head to the trees. Trucks, SUVs, and 4WD vehicles are the best and we speak from experience. Ask us!! There is no cell phone reception in the Port Renfrew and the surrounding area, so always be prepared. Always have a full tank of fuel, a spare tire you can count on and a first aid kit with bottled water. We recommend the Vancouver Island Back Country Maps. There is a well-fingered ma

“Total physical and mental inertia are highly agreeable…a beach not only permits such inertia but enforces it, thus neatly eliminating all problems of guilt. It is now the only place in our overly active world that does.” – Economist John Kenneth Galbraith Juan de Fuca Park and Marine Trail This trail is a living legacy created by the Commonwealth Nature Legacy as an accessible to all tribute to the 1994 Victoria Commonwealth Games.  The Juan de Fuca Marine Trail follows 47 k

Birding in BC…So Easy…So Simple. Got binoculars? If not, we have a pair plus birding books for use. With two major salmon rivers and estuaries, the ocean on your doorstep and surrounding forests, birds are as diverse as the local marine life. The two most visible to the untrained eye will be the Bald Eagles – spot them perched in the ‘eagle’ tree outside our living room window and watch for the old grizzled eagle; we’ve named him Don of course. And there are the ravens; a fie

Like a Canadian, pull on your toque and fleece, and don’t forget the sunglasses.  It’s not all doom and gloom in Port Renfrew.  There is nowhere quite like the rugged West Coast wilderness. Surrounded by the sea, the mountains and the temperate rainforest, Port Renfrew really is nature’s paradise. The unspoiled isolation offers a diverse bio-system. There is an abundance of wildlife to observe; whether on the water or amongst the trees.  Rocky headlands along the coast offer