We enjoyed the fabulous ocean views and heavenly setting. Our daughter loved the hammock. My husband loved the beach and the birds, we all loved the immaculate garden and Al fresco dining. Convenient for several vineyards (Cherry Point, Unsworth, Zanatta) where one can wine and dine very well indeed. Also farm shops notably Kilrenny are great. We would go back there at the first opportunity.

It was fabulous !

Denis and Carolyn have generously and graciously offered their home to the rest of us to enjoy. It is well equipped and ready to accommodate. The views of the water are wonderful. The moon setting over the water creates a vision we'll worth photographing. Cow Bay is a quaint small fishing village that is so fun to explore. The Masthead restaurant is a fine dining venue that we have enjoyed several times over the past several years. We tried the Cow Cafe for the first time this trip. It's a casual spot offering a varied menu. We ate there for lunch twice and we're pleased both times. Seagate offers a home away from home and is a great place to relax, as well as being well located to explore and enjoy the beautiful countryside and environment. The Thrifty grocery store nearby offers all the usual but good sushi and a great bakery and cheese selection as well. My husband tried his hand at fishing on the river at Duncan. Didn't catch any fish but enjoyed having the opportunity to try:) Enjoy your time here and thank you Denis and Carolyn!

Hello Denis and Carolyn,I just wanted to send a short note and let you know once again howdelighted we were with your home. It worked out perfectly for mymother using a walker and wheelchair as we gave her the master suite.She stayed there on her own a couple of days to rest up after one ofour intermittant excursions up island or to Victoria, and she enjoyedthe peace and quiet and of course your amazing view. My brother andhis wife from Scotland we extremely impressed and thought it was muchbetter than even the website photos portrayed. We could sit and watchthe ocean for hours, with the many boats coming and going and all thedelightful birds, so busy at this time of year. We also enjoyed thehot tub as we had one in our previous house for 13 yrs. and havemissed it since our move to town 7 yrs ago. It was wonderful watchingthe night sky and even saw several pretty intense shooting stars. Wealso went out walking a lot and had a lovely lunch at the Cherry PointWinery while out walking on our last day. I know that you have nocontrol over the weather, but it was great the whole time we werethere.I hope we left the house in good shape and did the recycling andgarbage properly. We don't have the same intensity of recycling uphere in Vanderhoof and it seems every area is a little different. Wehad an early ferry reservation from Schwartz Bay on the 18th in orderto get my Scottish relatives to YVR, so we were in a bit of a rush toget out of the house.Once again we are very sorry about the broken small Mexican piece (Ibelieve a whistle) and thank-you for being so understanding. We reallyenjoyed all of your artwork, both the ones you've collected in yourtravels and those you have done yourself. We did purchase some cardsand jewellery and left the money in the loft.We usually try to stay in a rental home when we travel as we like tofeel more a part of a community rather than a "tourist" and your placewill go down as one of our favorites.sincerely,Glen & Jesse