Date women from Canada / British Columbia / Bowen Island, 49 year old

Date someone special from Bowen Island, Canada. My number one attribute is that I'm artistic. I'm a professional in the design industry, and I spend my days drawing or on the computer. I work on my own, and left to myself I will work most of the time, but given the chance I prefer to hang out with friends. I travel a lot, all over the world, mostly for business but I usually take extra time to relax and look around wherever I am. I'm also smart, industrious and self-sufficient. And I'm a writer, with a recently published book. Despite all this adult behaviour, I'm not a very serious person ... I don't really get my knickers in a twist over much, and I'm very playful with the people I know well. But I can be shy and a little quiet if I'm around a number of strangers. People seem to really like me. Go figure.
I do look quite a bit younger than my age (the photos are all recent or within the past 2 years). I get exercise, mostly through long walks, but I'm not going to be running, hiking, biking or yoga-ing. Or golfing. You might get me in a kayak, but I prefer canoes. I do like sailboats and horse riding. Camping? Maaaybe. Cross-country skiing? OK. Scuba diving: you're on!
I've been single for 3 years and I like it, but I don't think it's a good idea to be single forever so I'm looking around. I've dabbled in online dating a few times before, but I honestly don't like it. Shopping for men this way just seems antithetical to me. But, sigh ... We'll see. I'm certainly not desperate.
Sometimes you click and sometimes you don't, and it's almost impossible to say why; that's just the way it is.
So let's talk about you ...
The imaginary potential you is a non-religious, science-minded, politically left-leaning, smart, accomplished, happy man. He should be very, very good at whatever he does and love doing it. He should be literate, and if not formally educated then at least well self-educated (as am I). He should be a thinking person; someone who is curious about the world but also a critical thinker; someone who neither believes not disbelieves everything he reads or hears. Someone who investigates, and figures things out. Major bonus points if he can write well, but it's a rare skill and none of my previous men could write, but they were lovely men so I'm forgiving of that.
I'm looking for the guy who thinks he'll never find what he's looking for here; who's looking for someone smart that he can actually talk to, or write to, or travel with, or hang out with, goof around with, and be happy with.