Cruise the San Juan Islands and Beyond…
The adventures are endless…….
We strive to create a unique experience for every trip. Adventure, vacation, leisure and play look a little different for everyone and the beauty of the Salish Sea is that it has a little bit of something for everyone. We will cater to your interests and hopefully inspire a few more as we explore the magic of water and land.
There are few limitations on where we can go. The San Juan Islands are a backyard favorite, but the bold will travel North into the Canadian Gulf Islands, Princess Louisa Inlet, BC Sunshine Coast and the northerly Desolation Sound.
The standard custom sailing charter generally starts at $2,250 per person (for a party of 4 ) and is an all inclusive 7-day, 6-night cruise through the San Juan Islands leaving from Bellingham, WA on Saturday morning. But all that is flexible from pick-up locations and times, shorter and longer trips to shoreside activities, there are a plethora of options!
Surround yourself with the natural inspiration within the Salish Sea and re-ignite your creative spirit with hands-on instruction from an on-board art instructor!
An all inclusive 6 day 5 night trip at a special price of $1,500 per person.
Each day there will be time set aside for art instruction, discussion and personal exploration and space. Utilizing a base camp on shore, creative spirits can wander about taking pictures, stacking rocks, painting scenes or just breathing in that sweet salty air. Participants will be provided three meals a day and mid day snacks. For the base price of $1500 participants are provided with a sleeping tent and sleeping pad. For an additional $300 a private stateroom (sleeps up to 2) onboard the boat can be reserved (3 rooms available).
Nicole Haskey - Bio
Nicole is a Recreation Therapist, Teaching Artist, River Guide, and lifelong resident of the Pacific Northwest. In 2014, she moved from Seattle to Leavenworth with the aim of making a big life change - to escape fast paced, over-worked city life and live more slowly and intentionally. Since then, her goal has been to focus her time and energy on her biggest passions - the arts, building community, river running, and the natural world. And she has done just that - in addition to her full time work as the director of TRAILS, a non-profit day program for adults with developmental disabilities, she has become an instructor at Class With A Glass in Wenatchee, a cohort member and alumni of the Washington State Teaching Artist Training Lab, a contracted Teaching Artists for Westside School and Upper Valley Connection, a regular at the local Knit & Brew, and has continued as a river guide with Orion Expeditions.
As a self-taught abstract expressionist painter, Nicole can often be found coloring outside the lines and dabbling outside her main medium. She sees art, as most things, as a life-long education and exploration. Some of the artistic mediums she’s currently exploring include fiber arts, pottery, sketching, gardening, and reiki/energy work. Nicole loves a good challenge and sees infinite possibility in everything and everyone around her, often finding great joy in bringing new life to materials that would otherwise be thrown out, bringing mediums together in new and unexpected ways, and bringing equity and inclusion to the arts through teaching underserved populations.
You deserve it! Take time away from the daily grind to find space, renewal and inspiration in the magic of the Salish Sea.
On-land options for yoga and movement will be available each day.
Daily nourishing meals will aid in your body & mind’s ability to press the re-set button. Individual dietary needs are met with care and creativity.
The San Juan Islands offer miles of options for trail running and hiking. Explore each island’s unique character, stunning vistas, lush forest and country roads. There are a wide range of trails that can meet each individual’s level of experience and desire to roam.
Daily nourishing meals will help fuel the body for physical activity and relaxation on the shore and boat await you each day.
The San Juan Island’s boasts a beautiful network of campsites and trail networks. Open your tent door to some of the most picturesque scene’s in the Pacific Northwest and settle in to the leisures of camping.
This option is a family and large group favorite! Fun lawn and beach games provided, tide pools and trails to explore, and some good ol fashion fire cook’n. Optional S’mores will keep everyone a happy camper.
Specializing in Pacific Northwest cuisines, delight your pallet with local foods, wine, and drink. Learn about some of the local farms and the farmers who work to bring you some of the happiest, healthiest food in the area. This trip will also include a couple nights out on the town at some of the San Juans premiere restaurants and resorts. With appetizers galore and early cocktail hours you will be sure to depart your trip fully satiated.
You can only truly begin to settle into life when you know the land in which you stand. This excursion is one of the most important ones we offer. Even though a bit of ecological knowledge is thread in to all of our excurisons, this trip is for the binocular carrying, field guide studying, mushroom picking, forest bathing, curious saunterer that resides in all of us. Join us as we explore the flora and fauna of the vastly changing micro climates unique to the San Juan archipelago. We will even harvest some local native foods and give many thanks to the Salish people whom called this place home for thousands of years before us.
Let us be the vessel for your special day. Wether you are exchanging vows of matrimony, partying for the last of your single days, celebrating an accomplishment or just need a week of jubilation let us help make it happen.
The San Juans and Gulf Islands offer some incredibly fun and scenic bike rides. This trip is best extended to two weeks so that we can also peddle the Gulf Islands. Don’t worry about lugging bags and tents around with you as you cruise, each night can be spent back on the boat and destined for a new location. This trip is best with parties of 4.