A day in Cowichan Bay
As we were driving around the Cowichan Valley last weekend, we happened upon Cowichan Bay, a quintessential seaside village about a half hour from Victoria or Nanaimo. We spent an afternoon strolling the quaint shops that line the harbour – from deciding on a real or a fake shark’s tooth necklace, to checking out pottery being made.
Then of course there’s the food… including a great little cheese shop, a bakery, and capping it off with home-made ice cream. All the amazing seafood was lost on our eldest, while the rest of us wished we hadn’t eaten a large lunch before finding Cowichan Bay! There’s a floating motel that the kids were anxious to try and they looked longingly as a group of whale watchers returned to shore – we have to come back when we have more time and bigger appetites!
Parking is tight in this small village – it was a cloudy day and the entire street was still packed with vehicles. If you keep driving north past the shops, you’ll come to a large parking lot – and it’s just a short, pleasant stroll back in to the shops. We saw a poster talking about a proposed walkway along the waterfront, which would be a fabulous addition to the village atmosphere.
