Exhale at Maple Bay

03/21/2026

A nice show of colours today at Maple bay beach at low tide. Nice to see them back.

12/26/2025

A very big Merry Christmas 🎄 to all my past guests at Exhale. Hard to believe it’s been 7 years in business so far!! Busy summers and slower winters with long term guests. A big Thank to everyone for making this home based business a success for me.
Peace and Good health for 2026 🌟

Love my birds in my backyard and they are enjoying the new Christmas treat.

09/05/2025

As I approach the 7-year milestone of my Airbnb endeavor, I am filled with a sense of accomplishment. The opportunity to interact with diverse and fascinating individuals has been a highlight of this journey. I take great pride in meticulously enhancing the suite to create a welcoming "home away from home" atmosphere for guests from Canada and abroad. The year 2025 saw an unprecedented surge in local travel, with many Canadians opting to explore domestic destinations. Phil and I also seized the opportunity to explore Ottawa and Niagara Falls this summer, and I highly recommend these destinations. Our excursion included a picturesque Rideau river cruise, visits to the Aviation museum and National Gallery of Canada, Parliament Hill, and the breathtaking Niagara Falls.

Currently, we are treating ourselves to a relaxing retreat on the West Coast, visiting Ucluelet and Tofino. This summer has been exceptionally busy, but with the invaluable assistance of my daughter Heather as co-host, we have maintained our high standards. Her dedication to ensuring the suite's immaculate condition and availability to address any issues has been truly appreciated.

05/14/2025

Happy to still have a float plane service to Vancouver when we need it.

HRT with pilot John looking good at Maple Bay Marina!

Island to city in minutes - stress free!

Gulf Island Seaplanes offers scheduled daily flights from Maple Bay (Cowichan Valley) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR, South Terminal) and starting in June to downtown Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre (VHFC).

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04/16/2025

So happy to have a float plane service again right outside our neighborhood!

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11/12/2023

Thought I’d share this video. We are fortunate to live here on the Salish Sea. Enjoy!

This story was inspired by "The State of the Salish Sea"(https://cedar.wwu.edu/salish_pubs/1/). For more Salish Sea movies visit https://oursalishsea.ca.

07/23/2023

Hello yellow sunshine. Happy Sunday! We’ve had visitors from all over the world but a lot of local staycationers as well. Farthest away visitors are from Nigeria.

07/02/2023

Happy Canada Day everyone. Sure enjoyed the day today. Walking in the parade and then a Kayak on the ocean. What could be better. A great day and proud to be Canadian today and always. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

10/10/2022

So very Thankful to all of our guests who stayed in our accommodations this year.
“Happy Thanksgiving”

Debra & Philip

08/12/2022

I feel very lucky to have had many great guests from all over the world.
I put out the scrabble Welcome and now I’m getting messages back!
How nice is this!!

07/02/2022

Doing what I love to do, being on the water. Happy Canada day weekend everyone. Stay safe 🇨🇦