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June 21, 2009 | Tips from Us > Sechelt, Dining

Combine spectacular coastal scenery, first class accommodations and unforgettable cuisine and you get the Painted Boat Resort & Marina which I was lucky enough to spend a short time at recently.   While the villas are comfortable and elegant, the infinity pool relaxing at any hour and the spa (which I did not enjoy on this trip) inviting,  I was particularly impressed with the food at the Resort's cove-view restaurant.  As it turns out, the Painted Boat Restaurant (open year round) has the ambitious but achievable goal of creating a "culinary trail" for the Sunshine Coast along with a number of other fine eating establishments that string the Coast from Gibsons to Lund.  These restaurants focus on creative regional cuisine and they purchase most of their fish, fruits, vegetables, seafood, coffee and honey from local farms either on the Coast or off the nearby Gulf Islands.  The Queen Charlotte Islands halibut we enjoyed for dinner was of the melt-in-your mouth variety and, when paired with the organic greens salad and white wine from BC, I was in heaven.  If you plan on heading up to Madeira Park and the Painted Boat Resort, make sure you meander off the main highway from time to time to enjoy the communities (and the food) along the way - Gibsons, Roberts Creek, Sechelt, Halfmoon Bay & Secret Cove, to name a few.  I can't wait for my next trip and my next splendid meal.

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Posted by Kathleen, Vancouver at 04:33 PM

Treehouse Tents on Sunshine Coast

July 5, 2007 | Tips from Travellers > Sechelt, Accommodations
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I have never been a huge fan of camping but I love sleeping outside.  I may have finally found the answer at the Rockwater Secret Cove Resort on the Sunshine Coast.  They have 13 very luxurious treehouse tents that are simply out of this world.  The walls are made of some sort of canvas material with 'windows' in them which you can open up to feel like you are really outside...great when you are lounging in the 2 person soaker tub or enjoying a hot shower that has one of those large 'rain showerheads' - - both options ideal after a day of kayaking off the property with the folks at Halfmoon Bay Kayaking.  The restaurant at Rockwater serves wonderful food in a spectacular setting. And they have a spa too, which I didn't try but will on my next 'camping' trip.

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Posted by Kathleen, Vancouver at 03:57 PM