We were looking for a place to rent on a lake in BC when we got turned on to Pender Harbour. This place is beyond amazing and has the best of both worlds. An early morning dip, coffee and reading on the dock. Dropped a crab trap in the afternoon on our way out to spend the day water skiing and wakeboarding in what felt like our own ocean 10 minutes up the coast (we brought our boat up with us), white wine, oysters and crab legs on the outdoor patio before a slow cruise over to (hands down) my favorite restaurant in BC, at painted boat resort, followed by a 'Roy Henry Vickers' Sunset cruise home. It really was the perfect day. We have been back here numerous times, at various times of the year, with and without friends, family and even for quite getaways with just the two of us. A simple commute from Vancouver, $5 million dollar view out every window, fully stocked with everything you could need including an ocean full of crab and tons of fun board games, super kitchen, for cooking for a crew, and every bed in every room comfortable. Super tastefully decorated and remodeled cottage that is the perfect blend of oceanfront house and lakefront cottage.

things we love to do up there::

-Dinner on the patio at painted boat

-Hike up the bluff at Garden Bay Marine Park (mt Daniel, I believe)

-Wake up, pour a coffee and spend and hour or two watching sailboat after sailboat sail past from any bed in the place

-Oysters on the BBQ

-Rent kayaks, paddle boards or bikes p from Painted boat to explore

-If you bring your boat, cruise up the Agamemnon Channel and float for hours. (You can launch and store your trailer at the Madeira Marina or cruise up from Vancouver by water. We have done this a couple of times and love to arrive by water.

-tennis at Edmonton park

-watch the river kayakers at Skookumchuk narrows (or ride them yourself if you are into that)

-hang out on the sandy beach at ruby lake

-Sunrise, Sunset and sunbathe on the dock.