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Tasting Gibsons Landing, one step at a time
Catch our Drift is a new tour company with a novel approach to helping visitors connect with the Sunshine Coast by providing them with unique local experiences. I went along on the Taste of the Landing Tour the other day, and while … Continue reading
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Tagged activities, Coracle Cove, food, gibsons, restaurants, smitty's oyster house, sunshine coast, tours
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Writers’ Festival Tickets go on sale May 29th
Any festival that’s been happening year after year for over 30 years has obviously found the right formula for success. The Festival of the Written Arts has been described as “Canada’s longest running summer gathering of Canadian writers and … Continue reading
Exploring a hidden grove – only 5 minutes away
How good is this… a walk in solitude through a beautiful forest and a chance to do some photography – sounds like the perfect outing for me!! Hidden Grove is just five minutes from Coracle Cove and I’ve been spending a … Continue reading
Talking Totems – a walking tour of the totem poles of the shíshálh Nation
The shíshálh people have lived on the Sunshine Coast for several millennia benefiting from the rich resources of the sea and the rain-forest. Their wealth was enhanced through strategic marriages which fostered peace, goodwill and trade . At the time of European … Continue reading
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Tagged aboriginal history, activities, Coracle Cove, photography, sechelt, sechelt inlet, Sechelt Nation, sunshine coast, totem poles, totems, tsain-ko
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Christmas – what’s your favourite tradition?
I love the Christmas season and eagerly anticipate the annual celebration of its rich traditions. This is especially so for the annual Winter Harp performance which comes early to my community. The costumes are a feast for the eyes but it is the contemplative music that … Continue reading
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Tagged activities, B&B, bed & breakfast, Christmas, Coracle Cove, sechelt, sunshine coast, winter harp
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Third Annual Arts Crawl a Huge Success
How often do you get to visit an internationally acclaimed artist in their own studio and watch them working at their craft? Several times, if you took part in this year’s Sunshine Coast Arts Crawl when 275 talented and gracious artists from 110 studios … Continue reading
All that Jazz… and so much more
What do you get when you mix together a hot line-up of cool jazz in an incredible seaside location… why the Pender Harbour Jazz Festival, now in its sixteenth year. Pender Harbour has been called the “Venice of the North” … Continue reading
Escaping through Smuggler Cove
If you are looking to get away for the weekend or wanting a short side trip from Vancouver, the Sunshine Coast is a beautiful destination and Smuggler Cove, with its pristine beauty and colourful history makes for a great escape. Shortly after … Continue reading
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Tagged activities, B&B, bed & breakfast, Coracle Cove, hiking, photography, smuggler cove, smugglers cove, sunshine coast
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Roberts Creek Mandala 2012
The Roberts Creek Mandala Project is an amazing undertaking having evolved from a humble creation of five friends who came together one weekend to paint over some negative graffiti. Fifteen years later it has become a week long community event, bringing together over 500 … Continue reading
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Tagged activities, B&B, bed & breakfast, Coracle Cove, Gumboot Restaurant, mandala, Roberts Creek, sunshine coast
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Exploring Sechelt Inlet by water – two new exciting options
Sechelt Inlet is one of the most beautiful protected waterways in BC. Tall green snow-capped mountains tumble majestically into the clear blue ocean waters and the luxuriant green shoreline vegetation reflects off calm, tranquil waters creating a lush, tantalizing visual feast. Two … Continue reading