After a few days entertaining ourselves along the coast, we caught a water taxi to Homfray Lodge, a 90-minute boat ride up into an area called Desolation Sound. It is aptly named — far from “civilization” for sure! We shared the lodge with an older couple from Denmark, Erica Terpstra and her Dutch film crew (who knows, we might be in the background in their BC episode coming up!), a pair of honeymooners, a vacationing chef and his wife, and the lodge staff.
Four harbor seals were hanging out on the dock early the morning after we arrived!
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The Homfray Lodge staff has named this blue heron “Fred.”
September 2018
Flavors of Forever (Urban Farm Fresh Romance 5) by Valerie Comer
Love’s Choice by Liwen Y. Ho (re-release)
Season’s End (Madison Creek Bed & Breakfast 4) by Jackie Castle
October 2018
A Christmas to Remember by Kimberly Rose Johnson, Valerie Comer, Elizabeth Maddrey, Ginger Solomon, Lindi Peterson, Julie Arduini, Deb Kastner, and Janet W. Ferguson
Her Undercover Prince (Crowns & Courtships 5) by Carol Moncado
Somewhere Beyond the Blue by Marion Ueckermann, Cecelia Dowdy, and 3 others
A Time to Push Daisies (paperback) (Under the Sun ~ Seasons of Change 3) by Marion Ueckermann
The Cowboy’s Christmas Reunion (paperback) (Montana Ranches Christian Romance 1) by Valerie Comer
The view from our window at Homfray Lodge.
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Valerie Comer is a USA Today bestselling author and a two-time Word Award winner who writes where food meets faith and fiction. She injects experience laced with humor into her green clean romances. Her life on a small farm in western Canada provides the seed for stories of contemporary inspirational romance. Like many of her characters, Valerie and her family grow much of their own food and are active in the local foods movement as well as their church. She only hopes her creations enjoy their happily-ever-afters as much as she does hers, shared with her husband, adult kids, and adorable granddaughters.
Hi Valerie:) Homfray Lodge looks stunning! Desolation Sound has been added to my list of places to visit- definitely my kind of place (away from crowds and chaos!!!) We had a beautiful sunny day today- still a cool wind, but we were able to get out to our favourite mountain bike place for the first time in months which was awesome:) In another couple of weeks it should be warm enough to start planting our summer garden so we are beginning to get things ready.
Blessings:)
Hi Valerie! What a peaceful beautiful setting filled with God’s wonderful creation. Reminds me of my cruise as a young adult on Lake Winnipeg up to Norway House. Fall temperatures are finally in the air. Last week Monday it was in the upper 70s (21+ Celsius). This morning the temperature was 38 (3 degrees Celsius). The leaves are changing color. Farmers are harvesting the last apples, grapes, and pumpkins. Lake Michigan has taken on it fall hue of grayish blue with waves. After a rainy week, yesterday was sunny and in the 50s (10 Degrees Celsius) and great to see a crowd at our neighborhood pumpkin patch and area corn mazes. Best wishes.
I so enjoy your sharing these amazing photos, thank YOU!
Homfray Lodge with a family would be best in July or August, I think. Although some guests took the kayaks and paddleboards out, the water was really too cold in late September! There isn’t much for hiking as the terrain is too steep. Very peaceful, which means not a lot of activity!!! Check out more photos from our trip here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10156124261409858&type=3
Sounds lovely! We’re getting solid frosts at night here now, too. I lived near Lake Winnipeg as a child!
I’m glad to have the excuse and a somewhat captive audience! LOL
Thanks for sharing the link to all your pictures! What a fun trip you had!!
We really did! Thanks for coming along in the photo-log :)
Lovely pics, Valerie! But now I’m longing to write a book set in that lodge!
Trust me, my mind is going with an oceanside series, too! But it has to wait its turn…
Thank you for sharing. Enjoyed the pictures.
Thanks for coming by! :)
Love these beautiful pictures of The Lodge Thank you so much!
You’re welcome – it is a gorgeous place!
Beautiful pictures!
I’m glad you enjoyed them :)
I always enjoy all your pictures, Valerie.
Yay! I’m glad to hear that :)
Wow! How beautiful. The lodge looks like a very cozy place to stay.
It was lovely!!!
Have a blessed week everyone!
You, too!