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 SOOKE
B&B OPEN HOUSE TOUR 2003 & SOOKE B&B QUEST
April 12 & 13, 2003 ~ Time:
1 to 5 PM
Place: Sooke through to French Beach ... follow the blue and white
balloons indicating all participating B&B’s.
Red & White Balloons indicate
supporting businesses also.
Admission: FREE for Open House Tour of the 16
participating B&B’s. Take
a virtual tour of some of the participating B&B's
Enjoy complimentary
light refreshments. A $5 donation to the Park Watch Program will give you a chance
at many excellent door prizes!
Prizes include:
* 16 - one night stays for
two at all participating B&B's
* Whale Watching trip for two with Sooke Coastal
Explorations
* Gift certificates for local restaurants. For
a $10 donation to Park Watch, you can join in the fun and take part in Sherlock's
B&B Quest and also have a chance to win the B&B Super Sleuth Award - a very generous
Super Host Gift Basket brimming with gifts from members of the Sooke B&B Association,
plus a night for two at one of the participating B&B's and dinner for two at a
local restaurant Purpose: This 2-day
tour is intended to showcase the Sooke B&B Association - featuring 16 of our member
B&B's and Sooke Region tourism in general. It will also raise funds for the PARK
WATCH Program, 2003. Of course, we also hope that participants will have lots
of fun! What is Park Watch Program?
Initiated 2 years ago by the B&B Association, Park Watch is a safety and security
patrol established to assist and protect tourists and locals alike while visiting
the parks and beaches of the Sooke Region, from East Sooke to Port Renfrew, with:
• trail information,
• first-aid assistance,
• parking lot security,
• emergency communication,
• safe-guarding of lost and found items
•
protection from acts of vehicle theft and vandalism. Date:
Saturday & Sunday, April 12 & 13, 2003 .
Activites:
In the morning - Sherlock’s Goal: That you enjoy a memorable, spring day
or weekend in Sooke.
• Arrive in Sooke in the morning. Pick up a free B&B
OPEN HOUSE TOUR map and purchase Sherlock’s B&B Quest Clue Sheets and enter for
a door prize at the Sooke Region Museum & Visitor Info Centre (or at any of the
participating B&B's after the Tour starts at 1.00 p.m.)
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Take the time to visit the Museum
and historic Moss Cottage - it's well worth a visit.
• Check out Sooke
Coastal Explorations high speed zodiac & learn all you ever wanted to know about
local marine and bird life.
• Meet Gord Patterson at the Eagle-Eye Wilderness
Company outdoor outfitters - Gord knows everything else "outdoors" about the Sooke
area - fly fishing, salt water fishing, trekking, camping, wilderness areas, a
veritable Aladin's Cave of Adventure & Fishing "stuff".
• Explore a small
sample of the Sooke Art scene ... Visit the Sooke Fine Arts Gallery, the South
Shore Gallery, and the Sooke Region Museum Gift Shop ... to name only a few, but
you have to stay focused - there's a busy afternoon ahead! Midday:
• Enjoy
lunch at ... the 17-Mile Pub, Mom’s Café, Sage Creek Tea House, Otter Point Bakery,
Two Bean Café, Mulligan’s Bar & Grill , Country Cupboard, Mr. Submarine, etc.
or pick up a picnic lunch and dine "al fresco" sitting on a log or a rock on the
beach while watching the waves at Whiffin Spit Park, or at a picnic table in our
new Harbour Park. In
the afternoon: 1 p.m. - On your marks, get set, GO!! Visit 16 of the Sooke
B&B Associations unique B&B’s with their many unique locations, individual styles
and generous hospitality. PS: All members of the Sooke B&B Association are Tourism
BC approved. Not bad for a lovely
Spring visit to Sooke!
WINNERS OF ALL DOOR PRIZES TO BE ANNOUNCED APRIL 22,
2003.
COME OUT & PLAY & STAY ALL DAY ... or even all weekend!!!
See you in Sooke, April 12 & 13th! Sponsored by the Sooke B&B Association.
Contact
numbers: Sheila Carter @ (250) 642-3041,
Carol Mallett @ (250) 642-6423,
Anne
@ (250) 642-2278 or Patti @ (250) 642-4768 Take
a virtual tour of some of the participating B&B's
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