beachcombing in the fog

Down at the beach by the cottage the salmon are still heading up the creek that feeds into the bay there. We like to watch their strong bodies push against the current and maneuver around the logs and rocks. They move so quickly despite their size, their fins slicing through the surface like a shark’s where the water is low. We scared up some bald headed eagles when we cut  through the stand of old growth trees in the back of the bay to have a look upstream.  Such a wing span! Out on the shore the gulls provided us company as we beachcombed and watched the fog roll in. It rained a little, but we didn’t mind. It just made heading back for stew around the woodstove all the more pleasant.

We’ve changed our rates!

We’ve made some adjustments to our rates in preparation for the coming season making weekly and monthly rentals even more affordable, so please, take a peek at our rates page as you look through the site. We’ve also adjusted our minimum stay from four nights to two. We hope these changes suit you better.

Inquiries are starting to come in, so book early if you wish to secure peak weekends.

We look forward to hearing from you!

a Canadian retreat

This is the face of someone who has just stayed at Raven Wood Cottage for three weeks.  Maria came all the way from Germany for a retreat at our little cottage in the woods. She came with the intention of finishing a book, which she did. Early on in her stay I checked in with her. She’d been meditating a lot, and hiking. “It’s so beautiful here, and I can’t believe how you can walk and walk and never see anyone,” she said. In the guest book she left a note, “Being here, I’ve learned about the power of nature.”