Women on the Water
A Mer Tales signature offering for women. Begin or end your day on the water with the sunrise or sunset while connecting with the ocean environment. It’s liquid meditation for the soul!
Through connection and education, Mer Tales Ocean Journeys offers inspirational and memorable stand up paddleboarding and ocean experiences on southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
As guests we acknowledge and are grateful to live on the land and paddle on the waters within the traditional territory of the Lekwungen People (Songhees and Esquimalt Nations) and the traditional territories of the Pacheedaht, Scia’new (Beecher Bay), T’Sou-ke (Sooke), W̱JOȽEȽP (Tsartlip), SȾÁUTW̱ (Tsawout), W̱SIKEM (Tseycum), BOḰEĆEN (Pauquachin) and MÁLEXEȽ (Malahat) First Nations.
With this acknowledgment is the commitment to share with others our understanding of the cultural and ecological importance of the land and waters to ensure they are respected and protected.
Mer Tales Ocean Journeys offerings include Women on the Water, Marine Ecological Tour, Kelp Float, Paddle & Snorkel, Moon Ceremony & Paddle and more.
Connect with the ocean today for inspired living!
Gina Lemieux is a professional marine biologist, occupational diver, and accredited Paddle Canada Basic, Advanced Flatwater and Touring Level 1 and 2 stand up paddleboard (SUP) instructor with over 25 years of experience on the ocean.
Through Mer Tales Ocean Journeys and South Island SUP, Gina additionally supports local charities, such as Pacific Wild, Mustard Seed Street Church Food Bank and Bridges for Women Society, through co-organizing multiple fundraising SUP events throughout each year. She also contributes to the SUP community as a South Island SUP Challenge co-organizer.
Her connection with the ocean began at a very early age and has been a constant source of inspiration and guidance in her life.
She is passionate about sharing her marine knowledge and connecting people with the ocean. Her hope is that through these connections people will experience greater inspiration in their lives.
Gina’s favourite sea creatures are orcas and nudibranchs! She is always thrilled to get curious with others to identify marine life.
A Mer Tales signature offering for women. Begin or end your day on the water with the sunrise or sunset while connecting with the ocean environment. It’s liquid meditation for the soul!
Wondering about the marine life you are seeing while you paddle? Join a Mer Tales Marine Ecological Tour to learn about the diverse marine ecosystems and natural history of the area.
A popular Mer Tales offering. Relaxing and mesmerizing! Soothe your mind and body as you float on your board in the kelp forest.
Curious about the marine life living below your paddleboard? Join a Mer Tales Paddle & Snorkel experience and immerse yourself with the marine environment!
A Mer Tales signature offering. What better way to celebrate the full moon and new moon than with a ceremony on the ocean.
Mer Tales is excited to offer Girls on Boards events. Girls on Boards is a registered non-profit organization ‘empowering girls and women to love their bodies, trust their core and feel their power using immersive recreation experiences and vulnerable conversations’.
“Dive” into the ocean with Mer Tales for a memorable ocean experience
When the tide is out and the myriad of sea life is exposed in the intertidal zone, it is quite remarkable to see how all this intertidal life has adapted to the variable and sometimes very harsh conditions that occur during this low tide period: from increased vulnerability to predators, to the drying, scorching heat of the sun or cold, biting wind, rain or snow. Only those species with a
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