Quadra Island sea kayaking day trips near Vancouver Island, BC

Regional Information

www.northcentralisland.com
Tourism North Central Island site with lots of information about Vancouver Island, Discovery Islands, Strathcona Park and other great places to explore.

www.discoveryislands.ca
Guide to BC's Inner coast paradise offering information about Quadra, Cortes, and the Outer Islands; view maps and the annual edition of the Guide to the Discovery Islands.

www.britishcolumbia.com
Site about Beautiful BC: things to do and see.

www.vancouverisland.com
Site about Vancouver island: things to do and see.

www.cortesisland.com
All about Cortes Island, our wonderful neighbour-island which offers a whole different array of special places and things to experience. Ferry from Quadra Island.

www.BCAdventure.com
Commercial site with many-many-many listings and links to BC Adventure companies.

www.weatheroffice.com
Local weather information

www.discoveryislandsrealty.ca
Friendly, honest and local, the real estate company specializing in Discovery Islands properties.

Places to stay and things to do

www.warmrapidsinn.com
A b&b on the famous Cowichan River, British Columbia known for whitewater kayaking.

www.campingbc.com
Living Forest Campground in Nanaimo, BC: a good place to car-camp if you are overnighting in the city.

www.RobsonBightCharters.bc.ca
Robson Bight Killer Whale Watching Tours
Explore the great diversity of wild animals on the rugged British Columbia coast. Boat tours on a very comfortable 56-foot Yacht bring you right to the heart of the wildlife action - killer whales, black bears, grizzly bears, eagles - every trip is different!

www.island.net/~s-kayak
Kvarno Guest House at Ucluelet BC, an inexpensive & friendly place to stay if you are going to Pacific Rim national Park and the beaches of the West Coast.

www.campingbc.com
Living Forest Campground in Nanaimo, BC: a good place to car-camp if you are overnighting in the city

www.Hollyhock.ca
Cortes Island Holistic Retreat centre offering many interesting programs.

www.farmstay-ca.com
Farmstay b&b and cottage rental on Quadra Island

www.strathcona.bc.ca
Strathcona Park Lodge offering access to great hiking, canoeing, climbing in BC's oldest park

www.quadraislandvacationrentals.com
Booking service for a variety of Quadra Island rental accommodations

Kayak Information & Instruction

www.WaveLengthMagazine.com
The online edition of BC's highly respected paddling magazine: huge array of local information, kayaking resources, and the latest happenings

www.wildernessfirstaid.ca
Slipstream Wilderness First Aid: BC company offering excellent instruction & industry-standard courses for kayak guides and anyone living or working in remote locations.
www.liquidskills.com
Canada's premier whitewater kayaking school, located on the Ottawa River

www.playboat.com
Find out about whitewater instruction with Canada's world champion freestyle kayaker, Ken Whiting

www.surfkayak.org
Vancouver Island Whitewater Paddling Society site.

www.kindredspiritkayak.com
Whitewater kayaking and swiftwater rescue courses.

Kayak Equipment

www.oceanriver.com
Located in Victoria, a Vancouver Island kayak store with lots to offer.

www.cdkayak.com
popular kayak manufacturer located in Victoria, BC

www.seawardkayaks.com
home of excellent Canadian kayaks designed and manufactured in Ladysmith BC

www.albernioutpost.com
Nanaimo BC kayak & gear store, good source for most paddling supplies

www.aquabound.com
Aquabound Paddles: Canadian and simply the best

www.brookspaddlegear.com
North Vancouver manufacturing company specializing in neoprene kayak wear

www.mec.ca
Canada's recreational equipment coop, stores across the country and a good mail order service.

Organizations we support

www.georgiastrait.org
Site of Georgia Strait Alliance, an NGO caring for our coastal waters: general information, news and events.

www.wilderness-tourism.bc.ca
Wilderness Tourism Association is a regional association of businesses promoting wilderness preservation as an economic imperative.

www.livingoceans.org
Information about current efforts to develop offshore oil reserves and other coastal concerns

www.raincoastresearch.org
Alexandra Morton's site with information about orca whales, local ecology and environmental issues

www.canadians.org
Council of Canadians offers a Canadian perspective on relevant global issues

Publications we enjoy and endorse

www.policyalternatives.ca
For the politically minded, the Canadian Centre for Polcy Alternatives offers carefully thought out response to status quo government policy.

www.focusonwomen.org
A great Vancouver Island/Victoria based magazine which focuses on the interests & needs of women (and all of us).

www.watershed sentinel