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SEPTEMBER 2019 BCBUSINESS 45 biking, gold panning, whitewater rafting GROUP SIZE: Up to 20 with a bedroom each, up to 35 with shared rooms PRICE RANGE: $269-$412 per person/night depending on the season SEASON: April through October GETTING THERE: Fly-in to the ranch available via charter; 2.5-hour drive from Kamloops, five hours from Vancouver F O S S I L B E A C H F A R M , H O R N B Y I S L A N D PERFECT FOR: Tight-knit groups that need to get back to their roots SETTING: Oceanfront 80-acre family farm with fruit and nut orchards, cider-making and cattle operations AMENITIES: Seven furnished oceanfront glamping tents; cider house with showers, washrooms and, of course, farm-made cider; outdoor kitchen planned for next year; local eateries include Forage Farm and Kitchen, Hornby Island Bakery & Piz- zeria, the Breeze restaurant at Sea Breeze Lodge (which also does retreats), Thatch Pub and Restaurant, and Vorizo Cafe ACTIVITIES: Swimming; watching eagles, seals and blue herons; beachcombing for fossils; sampling cider made from more than 30 apple varieties grown on the farm GROUP SIZE: Up to 16 PRICE RANGE: $149-$199 per tent, meals not included SEASON: May through September GETTING THERE: Take the ferry from Buckley Bay on central Vancouver Island to Denman Island, drive across Denman, take another ferry to Hornby Island, and drive to the farm on the northwest side of the island—about a 1.25-hour trip if the fer- ries are on schedule L O O N L A K E L O D G E & R E T R E A T C E N T R E , M A P L E R I D G E PERFECT FOR: Lake-minded people look- ing to bond SETTING: Beside a quiet (no motorboats) lake in UBC's Malcolm Knapp Research For- est, a private, by-reservation-only, gated property near Golden Ears Provincial Park AMENITIES: Boardrooms, breakout rooms, classrooms, private dining rooms, Bentley Family dining hall; sleeping facili- ties ranging from Whistler-style cabins to well-maintained dormitories 4 5 ESCAPE ARTISTS (Clockwise from top left) Haida House waterfront lodge; Echo Valley Ranch & Spa; Loon Lake Lodge & Retreat Centre; sunset views at Fossil Beach Farm; Kumsheen Rafting Resort