Finlayson Arm | 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.