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Ah, This is the Life: my feature on Secret Cove Marina

ByHeather Conn

It was a treat to interview Andreas and Kendra Tize, owners of Secret Cove Marina in Halfmoon Bay, BC. I got to luxuriate, albeit briefly, in their 5,000-square-foot float home and discover the cozy seafood restaurant The Upper Deck. (I knew Andreas as the Roberts Creek rep for the Sunshine Coast Regional District.) Their marina store offers products by local artisans and I am delighted that they carry my picture book Six Stinky Feet and a Sasquatch. Andreas tells me, “It’s a hit.” My feature about them and The Upper Deck appeared in the spring 2023 issue of Sunshine Coast Life magazine and an online issue of The Peak in Powell River. Read the article here.

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