photo courtesy of laina.photo Bike the Cowichan Valley Trail
https://www.cvrd.ca/121/Cowichan-Valley-Trail2 minutes awayPassing just above the cottage, the Cowichan Valley Trail follows the old route of the Canadian Northern Pacific Railway. The tracks have long been removed leaving a wide, level trail through the woods that runs from the town of Lake Cowichan all the way to Duncan, making up part of the Great Trail of Canada. You'll pass...
James Dunsmuir In the 1890s, Colonel Andrew Haggard, older brother of writer H. Rider Haggard, discovered the joys of fishing on the Cowichan River. He wrote numerous articles for the popular British sporting magazine The Field extolling the virtues of the river and its abundance of large trout and salmon. He eventually built a fishing lodge on the river on the edge of the town of Lake Cowichan. see: Colonel Haggard of the Cowichan A few years...
It is considered the purest form of fishing with a rod and, done properly, is beautiful to behold. It's called fly-fishing because of the lure, or "fly", which, unlike bait, isn't food for the fish but only pretends to be. A fly-rod is long and light while the line used is heavier, giving some heft to the cast and allowing the lure to skim over the water, mimicking a flying insect and attracting hungry fish. Whether you're an experienced...
The living room features dark wood panelling, dark hardwood floors, a stone fireplace, Mission-style furnishings and a cozy nook by the window for reading or looking out at the river.
The kitchen looks old-fashioned, but the stove is a modern gas-electric hybrid with six burners. Just outside on the deck there is an excellent wood-fired kamado grill for cooking up a steak or maybe a nice, big locally-caught trout. Cozy table in the kitchen
The master bedroom is located on the main floor and features a high, queen-sized bed, two antique dressers and plenty of closet space. Fall asleep to the sound of the river flowing by!
There are two comfortable bedrooms upstairs, one with a queen-sized bed and the other with two single beds. Both are furnished with antiques and have the same charm as the Master Bedroom.
The main-floor bathroom, just outside the master bedroom, has a large clawfoot bathtub and a big rainfall shower-head. The upstairs bathroom has a spacious shower and a lovely tile floor.
The wood-paneled dining room is ready for you to get out the good china and host your whole family for a celebration!