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Misty Isles Adventures
Cortes Island, in Desolation Sound (see map below) is a place of stunning natural beauty and tranquility. Mike and Samantha Moore welcome you to join our outstanding guides and naturalists in exploring this wilderness, where mountains soar up from the sea, the water temperatures are the warmest to be found in BC, wildlife abounds and peace of mind is easy to find.
Misty Isles Adventures is Cortes Island's only sea kayaking outfitter and certified sailing charter vessel. We offer guided day paddles, instruction and sea kayak rentals. Experience an exhilarating sunrise paddle, a visit to historic petroglyph and pictograph sites, a sunset excursion or a night paddle with bioluminescence lighting up your every stroke! For those who are interested in expanding their kayaking skills, lessons are available from introductory paddle strokes and safety to rescues and rolling.
The 43 foot west coast schooner "Misty Isles" is Canadian Marine Safety inspected and certified to carry 12 passengers with 2 crew. Throughout the summer, Misty Isles departs Cortes Island for 1/2 day and full day explorations of Desolation Sound and the surrounding islands while our onboard guides explain the natural and human history of the area.
Alternatively, we can load our kayaks onboard Misty Isles and set off on a multi-day trip to Toba Inlet and the Discovery Islands. In Toba Inlet, the sheer granite mountains tower over us as we sail the milky, turquoise, glacier fed waters below and in early summer the waterfalls tumble hundreds of feet straight into the ocean. The Discovery Islands are well known for their beauty and the tidal rapids that inter-weave them make this an interesting and dynamic place to explore. Kayak mothership trips on Misty Isles offer an excellent way to see the territory in comfort yet still have ample time for the quiet connectedness that only comes from sitting still in a kayak.
This year Misty Isles Adventures is once again presenting Kayak Mothership Day Trips from Hollyhock in June, July and September. After a day of exploring the coast and launching our sea kayaks from Misty Isles, pamper yourself in the evening in the hot tub, bodywork studio and dining room at Hollyhock. In addition, throughout the season, we will be offering a variety of kayak and sail programs to all guests at Hollyhock. These programs change weekly and registration can be done while at Hollyhock.
The Cortes Island Museum will once again be hosting tours as we explore history and natural beauty while Misty Isles takes us on voyages around Maurelle and Sonora Islands and into Desolation Sound.
We feel so very fortunate to be able to live, work and play in such a beautiful place. It is our passion to share our home and ideas with our guests. But beyond that, we try to live as lightly within the environment as possible and we are always striving to do better. Our land provides us with firewood for winter heat, organic veggies and fruits, free-range eggs and poultry. The ocean gives us our ecotourism livelihoods and fresh seafood. We are committed to being very aware of our CO2 footprint, reducing our impact, to being immersed and active in the Cortes community and to supporting environmental causes both locally and globally. You can read about some of what we are up to including carbon offsets and environmental activities by going to the Eco-muse link.
