Guest Testimonials from 2010
Excellent! Great staff, good food, absolutely wonderful... Your concern for the environment is deeply felt and genuine. It definitely helped me choose your company over the others.Seema Gadarki, New Jersey, USA
It was excellent! Fantastic scenery, delicious food, cool wildlife.Amanda Regan and Stephen Baily, Australia
The trip has given me a deep appreciation of the natural beauty, the sea life, and vegetation of the area. I feel truly enriched by this experience.Linda Doctoroff, Victoria, BC, Canada
A very competent and safe trip led by great people. Unless you could control the weather...it can't get much better.Jeff C. Pole, Chico, California, USA
Positive, low key, eco-friendly, supportive.Janet Laver, Vancouver, BC, Canada
The level of knowledge and teaching ability of the guides for both nature and kayaking was astounding.Earl Morris, Coquitlam, BC, Canada
Phenomenal area to kayak. The guides were knowledgeable and friendly. The food was way beyond expectations.Dick and Kathy Stone, Desolation Sound Expedition
As usual, outstanding. This is the best vacation we have been on. Jake and Sheldon were great, well informed and fun to be around. They were focused on us at all times. We are on the second round of your trips already.Sandy and Per Johnson, Desolation Sound Expedition
Experience of a life time. I will be back with my family. Your dedication to your company "shined" through your staff.Marty, Johnstone Strait Ultimate
It was all and more than we expected.Fred and Kitty Van Zijl, Johnstone Strait Ultimate
This trip was one of the best holidays I ever had. I am impressed with the professional yet warm manner of everyone at Spirit of the West, and the help that you provided prior to my arrival at Quadra Island. The food was plentiful and delicious. Thanks for accommodating my vegetarian diet. See you again for sure, I'll recommend this to all of my friends.Adarsh Mehta, Johnstone Strait Ultimate
Enjoyed the wildlife, scenery, food, people, history of the area and the wonderful guides. Always helpful and full of information. Keep up the good work. The calm informative nature of our guides added to the enjoyment. The stellar sea lion encounter will be talked about for years.Barbara and Mike Busch, Johnstone Strait Expedition
It was a great adventure from the beginning to the end! Keep it this way.Yvonne and Didi, Johnstone Strait Ultimate
This was an absolutely wonderful trip. Excellent organization, knowledgeable friendly guides, spectacular scenery, and a huge number of killer whales that swam right past us over and over again. We even had an Orca swim right into the bay where our tents were. We were also fortunate to see Stellar sea lion, harbour seals, swooping bald eagles.One of the best animal viewing was from our kayaks of a mother bear on a beach with two cubs. She would turn over rocks and the cubs would dive in and scoop up and food that was underneath. ........ The food was also magnificent.
On the first day we had wild caught sockeye salmon cooked three different styles. The tents and boats were first class with excellent safety equipment...
Orlay Johnson, Washington
Great service from start to finish. Very detail oriented (hydrophone, whale book library, etc.) I love the travel mug we got, a great souvenir! the guides always made us feel super comfortable, they were competent kayakers, knew a lot about the marine environment, ecosystems, going green...Martina and Patrick, Johnstone Strait Ultimate
Very enjoyable, very impressed with organization, equipment, people and scenery. Thanks for a great holiday. I hope Leif and Rachel enjoyed our company as much as we enjoyed theirs.Nic Fielden, Johnstone Strait Expedition
The food was outstanding. The guides were awesome and so much fun. The "Happy Hour" snacks were such a welcome treat! The information sent before hand of things we needed was perfect. The tents at base camp were great - including the mattresses, pillows and fresh pillow cases. The kitchen eating area was perfect including the tarp covering the area. Again the gourmet healthy meals were delicious! You all have a great thing going for you!Barb and Mike Schmidt, Johnstone Strait Ultimate
Exceeded expectations, guides were 200%!! Great cooks!! All facilities were top notch and equipment too! Food and Dietary accommodation was superb. Our group had gluten, dairy and fruit allergies, all were well fed (an understatement).Andrea Vinet and Rod Stiebel, Johnstone Strait Ultimate
Very pleasant and memorable trip; location stunning, base camp wonderful - your guides were really excellentSarah and Mansur Darlington, Johnstone Strait Ultimate
We had a lovely time and the children found it enjoyable and educational. It really helped the the guides were used to dealing with children. The base camp was in a beautiful setting and the guides made it a lovely holiday.The Womersleys, UK, Johnstone Strait Ultimate
The trip was perfect, beyond all expectations - more enjoyable than anything else I have ever done before - so breathtakingly beautiful I wanted to cry. We had fun and laughed the whole time. A wonderful guide with a great personality - perfect food - no need for improvements, I would do it again. Simply brilliant.Heather Hopkins, Johnstone Strait Expedition
It was a great trip, I loved it... The entire trip was well planned and everything was well organized - Great guide - beautiful locations - My best trip ever - all over awesome blast of a trip.Kartiki Gonsalves, Johnstone Strait Expedition
I had a great time. I enjoyed all the camp sites the food was great and the scenery was awesome. Dave was a great guide and cook. I really enjoyed meeting Billy Proctor and going to his museum.Caral Van Dyke. Johnstone Strait Expedition
It is obvious that every one at Spirit of the West works hard to provide clients with an outstanding experience. Guides were competent, knowledgeable and friendly while maintaining their professionalism at all times. The food was great. It was a wonderful experience.Carol Heinricy, Desolation Sound Expedition
The trip was perfect!Jeff Dufresne, Johnstone Strait Expedition
Great fun because of the knowledge of the guides and the attitude of the company.Brandon Sadlowski, Johnstone Strait Expedition
The group was excellent from the moment of pick up to the drop off. We have all got memories to last a lifetime. The camp area was spectacular. The hydrophone was brilliant, seeing and hearing Orcas was incredible. The guides knowledge was really broad, all of them were so enthusiastic and willing to share their knowledge.Mike, Caroline and Family Watchorn, Johnstone Strait Ultimate
This was the experience of a life time! Meeting Billy Proctor was a treat, I have enjoyed his book. Leif and Ailish are such great young people and hard workers.Rex Maddy, Johnstone Strait Expedition
It was a wonderful experience. The guides were exceptional. They were always willing to share their knowledge and had lots of it to share. They were particularly good with our children. They made the extra effort to connect with the boys and were mindful of their needs. The food was even better than we anticipated we had high expectations given the description on the web site.Dave, Ann and Boys, Johnstone Strait Expedition
The entire trip was excellent, I can not wait to come back and do the Johnstone Strait.Kate Withers, Desolation Sound Expedition
An experience of a life time. Well organized trip, awesome guides, great food, and excellent equipment. Rick and Dave are knowledgeable and always available while giving us alone time and privacy.The Gileads, Desolation Sound Expedition
It was great, the base camp has great views the crew is fantastic. You have to visit this camp!Doris Blieberger, Johnstone Strait Ultimate
Fantastic!!Gretchen Stephens, Johnstone Strait Ultimate
Nice people, Great base camp, very very good food. Excellent kitchen. Thanks Rachel, James and Genvieve.Katrin Wachter, Johnstone Strait Ultimate
Awesome!Angie Holland, Johnstone Strait Ultimate
Wonderful trip, great guides, food, good knowledge of area. Spectacular...Kari Highes, Johnstone Strait Ultimate
Awesome, such a great time.Craig Black, Johnstone Strait Ultimate
Beautiful Base Camp. Terrific food. Ailish's artistic food preparation was pretty upper class. I slept like a baby - the cushiest camping trip.Carol Woolsey, Johnstone Strait Ultimate
From beginning to end, exceeded all expectations. Offer a trip with extra days at base camp because that place rocks. Having a lot of restaurant experience and rafting guide experience I have to say Dave, Ailish and James were F$%@ing brilliant. Their attention to every detail was great.Raymond Aylward, Johnstone Strait Ultimate
I had an amazing experience meeting kayaking and meeting a fabulous group of characters. Excellent Guides!! Shower was the best.Andrea Sorolan, Johnstone Strait Ultimate
Great guides, great food, Awesome people. All in all a successful trip.Janine and Matt, Johnstone Strait Ultimate
Excellent instruction made the kayaking enjoyable and the commentary on Nature and wildlife was a great bonus. Guides were excellent. Never seen so much energy put into a job by our guides. Dave and James were the heart and soul of this wonderful experience.Ian and Lorna Hill, Desolation Sound Expedition
Well organized and competent guides who were always ready to help and tailor the trip to our interests. The weather was really crappy yet the trip was still tons of fun. Lots to do and see. We saw orcas but even if we did not the trip was still a blast. All the guides were tons of fun and had lots of facts and information about the area, sea and animals. The food was unbelievable.Jill Weatherby and Brad Bouchard