Sheryl McFarlane

Went for a beautiful paddle up Finlayson Arm out of Brentwood Bay on Saturday to celebrate my friend Trish’s birthday.  Brentwood Bay is less than a half hour from Victoria, but it’s such a beautiful spot.  We rented kayaks through Pacifica  right on the dock for a five hour paddle that included lunch and a guide.  It  turns out our guide, Ali is on our dragon boat  team, so we had an absolutely wonderful day.  We paddled through oodles of fist-sized white jellyfish and a few of these bigger pink guys pictured below.  Too bad we didn’t have a fishing rod because there were lots of fish jumping.  We passed a mystery staircase that leads to nowhere and was apparently built for a movie set well before I was born and no, I’m telling you when that was!  We stopped at Spectacle Falls for lunch and a swim.  The water was gorgeous and the swim was pretty much essential to work off the delicious lunch provided by Pacifica.  I think we’ll try this trip again next spring when the waterfall is more than a  trickle.  The paddle home was not quite as leisurely but no less beautiful.  Thanks Ali for taking all the lovely photos.

Trish, Me, & Ali Finlayson Arm