Finding Romance in the Great Outdoors

by Maryann Hammers

Break open the piggybank for Bedwell River Outpost on Vancouver Island, which promises “soft adventure and soft beds”—not to mention saunas and hot tubs. Your opulent “suite tent” is nestled along the water’s edge in an ancient rainforest, and furnished with an Adirondack bed, down-filled duvet, antique dressers, glass oil lamps, heirloom china and silver, and a wood stove. The four-day “Wild Nights” package comes with horse-drawn wagon shuttle, meals, private fireside dinners, and massages overlooking the bay, plus kayaking, canoeing, mountain biking, and private picnics. $5,700 CAD (about $5,085 U.S. dollars) includes airfare from Vancouver. (888) 333-5405, www.wildretreat.com.