Oceanfront-One Acre-Spectacular Views, Free Internet - Hot tub-Close to Victoria

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 how

delighted we were with your home. It worked out perfectly for my

mother 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 of

our intermittant excursions up island or to Victoria, and she enjoyed

the peace and quiet and of course your amazing view. My brother and

his wife from Scotland we extremely impressed and thought it was much

better than even the website photos portrayed. We could sit and watch

the ocean for hours, with the many boats coming and going and all the

delightful birds, so busy at this time of year. We also enjoyed the

hot tub as we had one in our previous house for 13 yrs. and have

missed it since our move to town 7 yrs ago. It was wonderful watching

the night sky and even saw several pretty intense shooting stars. We

also went out walking a lot and had a lovely lunch at the Cherry Point

Winery while out walking on our last day. I know that you have no

control over the weather, but it was great the whole time we were

there.

I hope we left the house in good shape and did the recycling and

garbage properly. We don't have the same intensity of recycling up

here in Vanderhoof and it seems every area is a little different. We

had an early ferry reservation from Schwartz Bay on the 18th in order

to get my Scottish relatives to YVR, so we were in a bit of a rush to

get out of the house.

Once again we are very sorry about the broken small Mexican piece (I

believe a whistle) and thank-you for being so understanding. We really

enjoyed all of your artwork, both the ones you've collected in your

travels and those you have done yourself. We did purchase some cards

and jewellery and left the money in the loft.

We usually try to stay in a rental home when we travel as we like to

feel more a part of a community rather than a "tourist" and your place

will go down as one of our favorites.

sincerely,

Glen & Jesse

As soon as we stepped through the beautiful entrance and saw the jaw-dropping view we knew we would have a wonderful week and we certainly did.

The house is perfect throughout, beautifully decorated (loved Carolyn's paintings!) and incredibly well maintained with everything you could possibly want for a fantastic stay.

The gardens are gorgeous and fun to explore with all its nooks and crannies and having your own beach is lovely. The hot tub each night was very special! We slept incredibly well and had the most relaxing week.

When we did manage to drag ourselves away from the house, we found the area of Cowichan Bay itself is lovely & fell in love with it, especially with the fantastic weather and fall colours that we were lucky to have. Mill Bay is great for shopping and has a lovely little marina and there's a great cafe in Maple Bay right on the front. Goldstream Provincial Park is also worth a visit esp. when in the fall when you can see the salmon run, up close as we did. Victoria itself isn't far away and is a great city.

All in all a fantastic week in a wonderful house. We would return in a heartbeat and would definitely recommend to anyone looking to rent in this area. And I would definitely recommend staying in this area!

Thank you so much, Denis & Carolyn, for sharing your wonderful house with us. You were so helpful and friendly and there for any questions we might have had. Thank you for making our final moments travelling in the Pacific Northwest wonderful ones. We'll treasure the memories.