Our family had a blast at Stacey’s place, it far exceeded our expectations! The house and pool are so beautiful, everything felt clean and fresh and there were so many little details that made it feel like she really cares about the experience that guests have (we had fun one night watching a movie on the projector in the movie room complete with popcorn buckets we found in the kitchen, and we also loved trying out the crab traps).
We also really appreciated Stacey’s recommendation of My Chosen Cafe in Metchosin. A lovely restaurant with fantastic food, a great little bakery next door with locally made souvenirs and ice cream, and farm animals out back that my kids enjoyed as we waited for our take out.
The location of the house is hard to beat. We spent one morning venturing up island to stunning China beach, it was such a treat to fly kites on the wide expanse of sand there, definitely worth the drive, and we did many short hikes in the area to tire our dog out, our favourite being the walk from Pike Road to Iron Mine Bay and the lookout there.
The whole area is absolutely gorgeous, and full of wildlife! The neighbourhood is full of deer, we saw baby peacocks and baby quail, and eagles and herons flying just over the house. But the best part of our entire stay was watching orcas swim past mere metres from the dock one evening. We were getting ready to roast marshmallows over the fire and we spotted them as they entered the bay, and then watched them again from the dock as they returned out to the ocean, swimming right past us on our side of the channel. It was the highlight of the summer for us, what an incredible experience!
Thank you so much for having us Stacey, and for all of the thought and care that you put into your property!