Met with Allen, owner and guide with West Coast Outdoor Adventure Rentals, and learned all about his Hobie style inflatable kayaks that he is renting from his office at Sooke Harbour Resort and Marina. I had never seen these types of boats before and it takes all of 5 minutes to take it out of [...]
Filed under: Discover Sooke Raves on July 14th, 2009 | No Comments »
An unprecedented real estate opportunity Whether you’re looking for adventure or seclusion, Sooke Harbour Resort & Marina offers a unique island getaway where you can choose your escape. Relax. Explore. Reconnect. Rejuvenate. Surprisingly perhaps, this is also a place that’s within reach. With both whole and fractional ownership opportunities available at affordable prices, this is [...]
Filed under: Discover Sooke Raves on June 23rd, 2009 | No Comments »
Mrs. Discover Sooke and I decided at the last moment this weekend to give Chef Edward Tuson’s new restaurant in Sooke a try, which is properly named the Edge Restaurant. In case you don’t know who Chef Tuson is, he’s the former executive Chef from the world renowned Sooke Harbour House Restaurant, and was there [...]
Filed under: Discover Sooke Raves on June 8th, 2009 | No Comments »
Russ Nicks, owner of Sooke Coastal Explorations, invited us out for an afternoon of whale watching last weekend. Russ had earlier taken out a group of 9 and found 5 transient Orcas near the entrance to Sooke Harbour. They had enjoyed watching these magnificant creatures in their element as well as going to Race Rocks [...]
Filed under: Discover Sooke Raves on May 1st, 2009 | No Comments »
A couple from Victoria had called us up this weekend to let us know that they would be in Sooke this past Sunday night and wanted to know if we wanted to meet up for dinner. Knowing that they are Thai fanatics, having spent months in Thailand and learning the culture, we didn’t hesitate to [...]
Filed under: Discover Sooke Raves on April 6th, 2009 | No Comments »
Appetizing appetizers. Elegant entrees. Decadent desserts. On Saturday March 14, to celebrate a family birthday, we dined at Point-No-Point, located about 25 km west of Sooke on Highway 14. We were pleasantly surprised and thoroughly impressed with the calibre of food, diverse but modest menu and excellent fine-dining service. The rustic oceanfront dining room heightened [...]
Filed under: Discover Sooke Raves on March 16th, 2009 | No Comments »
We had the fine pleasure of attending Sooke’s Sushi on the Sea’s Valentine’s Day – All You Can Eat Sushi Dinner. Kari put together an amazing platter of Sushi for the many tables that had reserved for this special night out. Along with the sushi we enjoyed a bottle of wine, veggies, miso soup, rice [...]
Filed under: Discover Sooke Raves on March 3rd, 2009 | No Comments »
I had the pleasure to visit Le Sooke Spa at 2915 Otter Point Rd. in Sooke, today. The owner, Michelle Bohn, asked us to come down to take some photographs of the inside of the spa and to show us around. I had driven by the spa many times before but I had never stepped foot into their building, so I was excited to see what Le Sooke Spa had to offer.
Filed under: Discover Sooke Raves on January 29th, 2009 | No Comments »
Operating throughout Sooke and the Capital Health Region, the Good Food Box Program is a terrific, affordable and convenient way to incorporate healthy food into your diet, while at the same time supporting local (Sooke, Metchosin and Saanich) farms and distributors.
Filed under: Discover Sooke Raves on January 8th, 2009 | No Comments »
Meet Sooke’s answer to espresso based coffee, vibe, fun and terrific atmosphere. I love this place.
Filed under: Discover Sooke Raves on December 24th, 2008 | No Comments »