Little Tribune Beach Hornby Island Report

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Little Tribune Beach, Hornby Island, British Columbia.

2000.

One of the most beautiful naturist sites in British Columbia is Little Tribune Beach on Hornby Island, where our family has vacationed for the last three summers. Travellers get to Hornby by taking the BC Ferry system to Vancouver Island, then driving a short distance north along the island's eastern side to get to two very small islands, taking ferries first to Denman Island and from there to Hornby.

On Hornby you will find some of the warmest ocean beaches along this coast, due to the prevailing currents and other factors. Tribune Bay is at one end of the island, divided into a (larger) textile beach and the CO beach by a rocky spit projecting out into the bay. The rocky area is a wonderful place for tide-pooling - lots for young and old to see at both high and low tide periods. Little Tribune has a long history of being clothing-optional, with the large majority going nude when the weather is warm. August is normally the best time of the year for sunshine, but since Hornby is in the "rain shadow" of Vancouver Island, it receives less rain than most locations in this region. The CO beach is about 500 metres long, with great sand over about half of that area. The bay is quite shallow, so when the tides come in over the flats during a sunny day, the water gets quite warm, and it is usually very clear, unless a storm or high winds have kicked things up. Many visitors sail their small sailboats or motorboats into the bay, then simply dive in and swim to shore, finding a comfortable spot among the sand and logs to spend the day. Particularly in the afternoons and early evenings, the beach is used by many families with children, but it is never crowded, unlike the noisier textile beach around the spit.

Hornby has long been a favourite place for artists, musicians, craftspeople, etc., making it a very interesting place, and a logical spot for naturism to flourish. Every summer there is an arts and music festival, drawing on talented local performers and others from Vancouver Island and the mainland. While we were there in early August, one butoh-style (Japanese) dance troupe did their top-free rehearsals down on the beach, adding another dimension to the beauty of this place.

Near the beach (a ten-minute walk) is the island's craft market (very high quality!) and shopping area, where one can find anything you need to wear or eat. Also nearby is the Tribune Bay Campground, with about 130 tent & RV sites for about $24 Canadian ($16US or so) per night. It's a good idea to reserve well in advance for campsites, especially in July and August. There are also a number of excellent bed and breakfasts on the island. If you are coming, make sure you have a place to stay lined up so that you don't get trapped with nowhere to go when the last ferries off the island stop at 6 pm (10 pm on Friday nights).

Visitors travelling from other parts of North America should check out other nude beaches and clubs in the region as part of your trip.

Kimball C,
Vancouver, British Columbia

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