Just ask anyone who's been there, and they'll tell you that is a truly magical place.
One of the ,聽Cortes聽lies at the northern聽limits聽of the聽Salish Sea in the territories of the聽Klahoose,聽Homalco, and聽Tla'amin First Nations.
This past spring, I hiked to Sutil Point, the south end of the island.
Beginning and ending at the聽paradisiacal retreat centre, our counterclockwise loop covered seven kilometres and lasted three hours.
Smelt Bay Provincial Park. Photo: Stephen Hui.
To start, we followed Smelt Bay Road to the sandy beach at聽.
Heading south along the shore聽鈥� there's no trail 鈥斅爐he surface changed to cobbles and boulders and remained that way around Sutil Point.
Fortunately, the聽point rewarded our聽stumbling with plenty of bald-eagle sightings.
Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) at Sutil Point. Photo: Stephen Hui.
After baking in the hot sun, we were glad to see the stunning beach at聽Hollyhock again.
Using聽B.C. Ferries, getting to Cortes Island involves taking a聽 sailing聽from 麻豆传媒映画Island to , followed by the run.
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