Howdy Fellow Bowen(ites) 🤠

It’s May 16th: we’ve got a fresh pour-over coffee in hand, a cozy indie folk Spotify playlist on in the living room and our sunburn from the long weekend has finally subsided 😅

If you’re new here, this is the Bowen Island’s Getaway Guide: a go-to playbook of gems, tips and insider scoops to help you maximize your next Bowen Island visit, whether its at our cabin or somewhere else on the island.

Enough jibber jabber, let’s get to it.

🥁 Fun Cabin Updates We’ve Made

• 🔑 We’ve had 12 people stay over

• 🥁 installed a new sauna / cold plunge on the property (huge thanks to Stuart and Mckenzie for the extra hand)

• 🪑 got some new rugs, chairs, couches and desks

• 🍕 devoured some tasty Tuscany takeout food on the patio

• 🍃 cut the lawn for the first time (thanks to neighbour Peter)

• 💐 hung 2 hanging baskets and deck lights (courtesy of Clemente)

• 🍾 stocked up the fridge with some bottles of Riley’s Cider

• 🎈 celebrated a guest’s 29th bday at the cabin

Now, let’s get to our Bowen reccos for your next visit…

🍷 5 Star Stops On Bowen Island to Save

🐟 Restaurants:

1. Tuscany Restaurant: great for a night out, anniversary, date night. Italian Trattoria and stone oven pizza in a character home by the water.

2. Barcelona Tapas & Wine Bar: amazing sharables, table hangs etc. Spanish tapas with local wines served. The menu is made of locally sourced & sustainable seafood, hormone & antibiotic-free meats.

3. Doc Morgan's Pub: sunny patio, tasty aps, 10/10 burgers

4. The Snug Cafe: right by the ferry line, cozy spot to grab a coffee/tea

5. Bowen Island Pub: spacious, only indoor seating, but perfect for quenching your thirst with a tasty beer from a day’s worth of hikes

☕️ Cafes:

1. The Branch Restaurant & Cafe: Located on the historic marina pier with views of Snug Cove Harbour, they serve fresh-made tacos, Earnest Ice Cream and bowls to go

2. The Ruddy Potato Cafe: Serving hot and cold drinks, espresso, local matcha, pastries, sandwiches soups and sweet treats

3. Artisan Eats Cafe & Fine Foods: arguably the best view in the town with their outdoor patio, they offer homemade brioche buns, poached eggs, lemon & white wine hollandaise, breakfast potatoes and much more

4. The Village Baker: home of good food, flavorful Milano coffee and great service. Hours are unique, but they make the best homemade bread so they get to make the rules.

Got any we missed?

Hit reply and we’ll add them to our next round-up

🌳 Hike of the Month: LightHouse Lane

This trail is a stunner from start to finish. Some stats:

• it’s a 5.5-km loop trail near the south west of Bowen Island, British Columbia.

• Generally considered a moderately challenging route,

• takes an average of 1 h 49 min to complete walking, 30ish minutes if you’re running.

• This is a very popular area for bird watching, hiking, and walking, so you'll likely encounter other people while exploring.

• The trail is open year-round and is beautiful to visit anytime. Dogs are welcome and may be off-leash in some areas.

• And if you’re lucky you’ll see some seals like we did a couple days ago

Happy Adventuring,

💙 The Bowen Airbnb Fam

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