Suited up and safely seated, we set out from Sooke Harbour Resort and Marina (in Sooke, BC on Vancouver Island) in the high-speed Zodiac for an exciting afternoon of whale watching in the Juan de Fuca Strait. The sun was warm and bright, and the gentle swell made for perfect boating conditions. Our Sooke Coastal [...]
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Don’t forget that the upcoming Sooke Rotary Auction will be having it’s annual event this Saturday, May 2nd at SEAPARC. This is a great time to come out and support our local businesses and organizations. Enjoy great food, live music, face painting and live auctions. This year we are auctioning off a logo spot on [...]
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It was a throw down, Sooke style. Local Realtor, Tim Ayres with Royal LePage, and local blogger with www.642blog.ca had a showdown with 3 bowls of soup today at the Reading Room Cafe. Why did this happen? It turns out that Tim Ayres had made a comment on his 642Blog asking his readers if Tim [...]
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I had forgotten how beautiful the hike to Mystic Beach is. It wasn’t as long or onerous as I had built it up to be. It took us 45 minutes to hike in. We even passed a lady in her 70s making her way back from the beach. I felt a little foolish for somehow convincing [...]
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Join Byron Cook, Sooke Harbour House’s Head Gardener, for an organic salad workshop and learn tips on growing, foraging, and creating tasty organic salads on April the 25th, 2009 at 10:00am. Learn about the 400 herbs and flowers grown in the Sooke Harbour House certified organic gardens, their flavours and unique conbinations during an on-site [...]
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LauraA and her husband moved to Sooke in the blustery winter of 2008. As winter turned to Spring and they started to explore their new environs, she realized what a gem they had stumbled on to and is now endeavoring to share her Sooke with anyone who’ll listen!! Laura contacted me a few months back [...]
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Be the first caller of the day to reserve a 4-course Dinner for 2 and we will provide a FREE night stay ($305.00 value)! – After 8 am daily – Be the first to call us – Or first to email us at info@sookeharbourhouse.com – Quote Code-”PEACEFUL-09″ – Make a 4- course dinner reservation same [...]
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April 7th Fishing with Chris and his father Larry at the Trap Shack, trolling anchovey in 130 to 140ft of water and deeper, with the gear at 105ft to 120ft, using anchovey in green glow patterns, water was flat and clear sunny skies. We had two bites that didn’t hook up and three that did. [...]
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The Reading Room Cafe in Sooke, BC, has local landscape photographer Jason van der Valk’s prints hung on the walls of the Cafe for the next month or so. Come in, take a browse, and while you are viewing, enjoy yourself to a nice hot bowl of soup, coffee, or one of many delicious treats [...]
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The Next SOS Eco-Fest will be held at the Sooke Community Hall. It is April 25th, 2009. It’s an all day and all ages event. Musical line-up for SOS Eco-Fest 09!!!!!!! Doors open at 3:30 4:30-5:30pm ‘Waves on Monday’…original wave-inspired music to soothe the soul 6-7pm ‘Four Track Minds’ 7-7:30 update by ‘The Muir Creek [...]
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