Location: Horseshoe Bay Ferry Terminal → Bowen Island, BC
Theme: Slowness | Serendipity | Connection Through Nature

“Let’s leave the mainland behind,” she said.

And that’s how the client’s Vancouver escape with Elia Navarro began—not with champagne or skyline lights, but with two ferry tickets and an open afternoon bound for Bowen Island.

He was a software developer from Seattle, used to conferences, back-to-back meetings, and hotel gyms. This time, he asked for something different.

“I want the kind of day that reminds me who I am,” he’d told the agency.

Enter Elia—part-Spanish, part-Chilean, 100% intuition. A woman who reads the room and the rhythm of the day like sheet music. She knew exactly what kind of escape he needed: unstructured time in a place where the ocean did the talking.

Crossing Waters, Crossing Timelines

They boarded at Horseshoe Bay, coffees in hand, wrapped in cozy layers against the salt-tinged wind. Elia didn’t overtalk. She let the view do its work—blue-gray sea, bobbing gulls, and mountain silhouettes like ink strokes on the sky.

As they leaned on the railing, she asked, “What’s something you haven’t said out loud in years?”

He paused. Then answered:
“That I’m tired of being impressive.”

She smiled. “Then today, be real instead.”

Wandering Snug Cove

Once on Bowen Island, they skipped any formal itinerary. No rushed lunch reservations. Just a walk through Snug Cove, popping into a tiny bookstore where Elia bought him a worn poetry chapbook, and then hiking a short forest trail that opened onto a mossy bluff with ocean views.

They sat quietly, sharing a bar of dark chocolate from her coat pocket.

“Do you do this often?” he asked.

“Not this place,” she said.
“But this feeling? I try to visit it every week.”

A Ferry Ride Back, But Not the Same Man

By sunset, they were back on the ferry. The light was softer. The conversation, deeper.

She reached into her bag and handed him a postcard—blank on the back except for four handwritten words:

“You came back softer.”

He tucked it into his jacket pocket and said:
“Let’s not call this an escort date.”
She smiled. “Then let’s call it what it was—a reset.”

Why Clients Choose Elia Navarro

Elia Navarro is the embodiment of soulful elegance. With a background in environmental psychology, wellness travel, and storytelling, she offers experiences that don’t just impress—they restore. Her clients often seek her out not for thrills, but for quiet clarity, meaningful connection, and time spent off the grid and on purpose.

Whether you’re riding a ferry to Bowen Island, strolling through a farmers market, or enjoying a reflective walk on the seawall, Elia makes each moment feel alive again.