Travel Swellness: Heading out west

July 5, 2013

I’m westbound, baby! Tomorrow, I’m off for a few days in Vancouver (which I fell in love with in May when I was there to run the Vancouver Marathon), but I’ll also be heading to an island just north of the city, the one pictured above. I’m super stoked because, well, look at how stunning it is, and because it’ll be a trip of many firsts:

• My first time on a helicopter (the island is only accessible by boat, seaplane or heli), will I feel like I’m in the opening scenes of The Apprentice or Jeff Probst bringing the votes back from the Survivor island?!
• My first time salmon fishing (what’s a chic outfor for this?!?),
• And I’m sure the adventure tour or cuisine will include something new to me, too!

Stay tuned — maybe there’ll be an Instagram of me with my big catch from my fishing excursion!

Plus, I’m hoping to attempt my very first hike up the Grouse Grind (it wasn’t open when I was in Vancouver two months ago)! Who knows, maybe I’ll discover I’m truly an outdoorsy girl at heart (when outdoorsy includes gourmet food and spa, that luxe kind of outdoorsy!)

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Tags: British Columbia, Discovery Islands, salmon, Sonora Island, travel, Vancouver