Our Story & Team

Kevin has lived in Ucluelet, British Columbia since 2002, where he has been honing his craft as a professional Sea Kayaking Guide.

He is a Level 3 Guide and Guide Trainer with Sea Kayak Guides Alliance of BC (SKGABC) and a Sea Kayaking Instructor with Sea Kayak Instruction & Leadership Systems (SKILS).

He has paddled in numerous locations around British Columbia, Vancouver Island, and Costa Rica. He is truly at home in the Broken Group Islands in Barkley Sound, British Columbia.

Kevin is Head Guide and Operations Manager for Hello Nature Adventure Tours and oversees training and safety.

Phill is born and raised in Nanaimo, British Columbia.

Phill grew up kayaking all around the Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands and developed a deep passion for being on the water.  He is a Level 3 Guide with the SKGABC and now works on the West Coast of Vancouver Island in Barkley and Clayoquot Sound.

He has enjoyed guiding for the past five years and feels the best part of his job is making people laugh and seeing people enjoy nature, or as he likes to call it “Neature”!  His skills and great sense of humour make his tours unforgettable.

Arron Slack grew up all over, from the prairies of Manitoba and Alberta to the shores of Newfoundland and eventually finding home on Vancouver Island. He continues to follow the travellers lifestyle working summers kayaking Vancouver islands waters and winters kayaking the beautiful shores of New Zealand. Arron hopes to work as a guide all over the world, until eventually studying Ecology and environmental sustainability.

Arron holds a Sea Kayak Guides Alliance of BC – SKGABC Level 2 certificate and has found a love of sharing his passion for biology and showing others the beauty nature has to offer. Give him a kayak, surfboard and a constant supply of avocados and he will never stop smiling.

Lisa Marie Stafford was born and raised on Salt Spring Island were she fell in love with nature and the ocean.

When not kayaking Lisa is busy raising a family and supporting children with exceptionalities in the public school system through her work as an Education Assistant.

Lisa has been guiding for twenty years in the Gulf Islands and other areas of Vancouver Island and is a level 3 guide with Sea Kayak Guides Alliance and a Paddle Canada kayaking instructor as well. She enjoys exploring new areas of Vancouver Island and sharing her passion of kayaking and exploring nature with others.

Kyle was born and raised on a chicken farm in the Fraser Valley, British Columbia. Growing up, he would often visit his grandparents in Ucluelet, fishing for salmon and halibut in Barkley Sound.

He will be entering his second season kayak guiding and is excited to be amongst the abundance of life on Vancouver Island’s west coast. He is studying Environment and Business at the University of Waterloo in Ontario and loves talking about sustainable food systems!

When Kyle isn’t kayaking, you can find him surfing or making delicious tacos with friends.

Ellen has lived in Ucluelet since 2017, where she works as a teacher and Assistant Overnight Guide.

She is passionate about exploring the coastline and learning about species behaviour. She loves sharing outdoor experiences with new people and is known at the elementary and high school as a teacher who will take you outside!

Coming with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and Earth Sciences and two seasons as a biologist on East Limestone Island, Haida Gwaii, Ellen is especially keen to help you see the coast through a different lens. In Ucluelet, observing the migratory birds, intertidal invertebrates, local shore and seabirds, marine mammals, and fascinating geology are only a few of the experiences that will make your trip by kayak unbelievable!