This may be the ideal summer vacation if you like adventure- kayaking along the wild Pacific Coast off the north-west coastline of Vancouver Island.An enchanting essay describes a family's experience on Spring Island with West Coast Expeditions.
"Balanced on the thinnest of margins, between two enormous biospheres – the endless blue sea and the green temperate rain forest – the outer coast can be at once terrifying and profound, volatile and serene. Raked by winds, pounded by mountainous waves, dotted with jagged headlands and submerged reefs, perpetually doused in foam and mist, the outer coast does not, at first glance, appear enticing to the kayaker. 
But paddle here just once – rising and dropping with the breathing ocean, senses on high alert – and you'll be hooked. There is something primordial about bobbing in a tiny kayak on the edge of the Pacific, where one is literally staring into the void. Somewhere out there, beyond the cries of the gulls, more than 8,000 kilometres away, lies Japan, but in between lurks an incomprehensible vastness. On such a powerful stage, human life feels refreshingly insignificant."
Another thrill while kayaking around the island is enjoying playful sea otters and the exhileration of being on the edge of the world.
Can there be a better vacation?
