For my inquiry this week, I have decided to share the start of my summer bucket list of outdoor activities. Although my list is not complete yet, and I am unsure if it will ever even be complete because there are always new places to explore, I have a few various locations around Victoria that I am eager to visit.

As previously mentioned in a past blog post, exploring the outdoors has several various activities that can help engage with nature. Also as I have mentioned, kayaking is my favourite outdoor activity! This sunny weather this past week has me craving sitting in a kayak on the ocean surface, smelling the salty water and my oar break the water as I paddle. At the top of my bucket list is kayaking at Brentwood Bay. Here, you can kayak to a beautiful waterfall on the opposite side of Gowland Todd Provincial Park, or even paddle down the Tod Inlet. The Tod Inlet is a quiet and narrow passage that is very calm and relaxing to explore.

In addition to kayaking, I am also hoping to visit Mystic Beach, which is just past Sooke and approximately a four hour drive from Downtown, Victoria. It is a easy to moderate trail that leads to a beautiful beach with waves crashing on the shore, and also has a waterfall running off a cliff into the ocean. Another location is Goldstream Trestle, which is a moderate to difficult hike located in Goldstream, about an hour outside of Victoria. Once you reach the top, there is a Trestle that you can walk across. I am interested in both of these locations because once you reach the end of the trail or the top of the hike, there is something wonderful to enjoy. Whether that is a waterfall at the beach or a trestle to hike across, it provides an activity to catch your breath once completed.

I am looking forward to visiting both these popular locations. Although my bucket list of summer activities is no where near complete, I am primarily focussing on finishing this semester strong and then looking for more places to explore. Between the several assignments due, this inquiry allows me to do what I love most. In other words, it enables me to look up places that I would love to visit and record them to share with others. I am craving that feeling of submitting my last assignment of this semester, and having more time to research other activities that I can explore in nature this summer. Below I have linked websites for Goldstream Trestle as well as Mystic beach if you would like to check them out and explore them!

Note: Goldstream Trestle is currently undergoing construction to implement barriers on the outside to make it more safe for the public to visit. However, it should be completed to enjoy by summer 🙂

https://www.victoriatrails.com/trails/mystic-beach/

https://www.alltrails.com/trail/canada/british-columbia/goldstream-trestle