July 6, 2010

Bowen Island, BC ~ Weekend Getaway

Nestled on BC’s coastline, Bowen Island is a weekend trip for someone who wants it all. The first thing I noticed about Bowen Island that made it special, beyond it’s gorgeous landscape? It smells heavenly. Seriously, someone ought to bottle up the various scents and sell them – I’d certainly buy a bottle or two. Even more fun for us – the island is filled with very tame wildlife. I took the top photo, standing just 5 feet or so away from that buck, the ducks in Snug Cove are comfortable with close up shots, and the bunny who we noticed having a snack in front of our b & b was happy to eat out of the palm of my hand with very little coaxing.

Our weekend was spent hiking, exploring the island, and enjoying Bowen Island’s great restaurants, cafes and shops (many feature locally crafted artisan goods). The local chocolate shop, Cocoa West, serves up organic chocolates made in house (they’re delicious), and just steps away is the Artisan Eats Cafe. It’s got a beautiful view and features a large L shaped table for anyone to sit at, so guests can mingle if they’d like. We had a really great lunch there followed by an afternoon hike on the Dorman Point Trail. We found the main trail branched off on to a lesser known trail that provided some breathtaking views of Bowen Island and the mainland. The kind of views that you can’t capture on film, no matter how hard you try.

I could write pages about Bowen Island – and for those of you who live in BC, I think you’ll want to visit it sometime this summer if you can! We’re planning to go back in September to explore more and see if we’d like to make it our new home.

~Posted by: Amy

Top right photo is courtesy of: Bowenhomes.ca

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