It’s not quite Mexico, but…

By Nicole

Unless our log book is wrong, we’re still a thousand miles north of Mexico.  So how did we find ourselves sitting on a patio sipping umbrella drinks?
From behind the mountains surrounding Tahsis Inlet, the Westview Marina appeared almost like an oasis.  With Jimmy Buffett on the radio and a healthy dose of tropical/Mexican kitsch, the owners created a little piece of paradise in what’s actually a boom-and-bust sawmill town.

Tahsis, off in the distance
Three uniformed staff members saw us coming in and met us at the dock. They took our lines and gave us a full run-down of the marina’s amenities: showers, laundry, restaurant, coffee shop/margarita bar and, get this, a courtesy car so we could drive into town (no questions asked – they just handed over the keys!).


Westview Marina’s floating patio, restaurant, coffee/tropical drink/ice cream bar and gift shop.
After the sawmill closed a few years back, the town pretty much shut the door and turned out the lights.  So we weren’t terribly surprised to find the streets empty and many of the houses up for sale.  The Tahsis Supermarket in the center of town was small, but it was stocked with plenty of fresh produce (yay!).

Grabbing some fresh apples...
Although we loved our stay at the Westview Marina, it certainly wasn’t Mexico.
In another few months, though, we won’t have to settle for tropical-themed locales – we’ll have the real thing.  And boy, are we ever getting itchy for it!