After departing from the dining room full from an amazing meal of lamb curry and an abundance of laughter and good conversation we all headed to our cabins for a couple hours of rest before the infamous midnight paddle; half of us able to close our eyes, the other half waiting in anticipation for the bioluminescence twinkling under the light of the bright orange sliver of BC moon.

Sitting near the top of northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia is the unassuming town of Port McNeill. This is the starting point of our Orca and Humpback expedition tours. During these tours, you spend 4-to-6 days kayaking in the infamous Johnstone Strait in search of majestic whales, dolphins, porpoises, seals and sea lions. If you’re lucky, you might have me as your guide!

We are super excited to announce that our new sea kayaking and mountain hiking adventure, Compelling Corsica, launching later this year, was named one of National Geographic Traveler magazine’s 2015 Tours of the Lifetime! This award is the first for ROW Sea Kayak Adventures.

Vacations are incredibly memorable; they allow us to get away from our every day lives & explore the world around us! We carry thoughts and memories of our vacations for years and years after. Aside from the memories, there are many other ways to bring your vacation home with you. Here are just a few:

Getting away from it all is what vacations are all about; they are meant to have you relaxed with your mind on things other than work or school. Vacations are supposed to be about disconnecting! Here are the top 10 things in BC that make this an incredibly therapeutic vacation. It's time to rejuvenate yourself in amazing British Columbia!