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Salt Spring Island is famed for its artistic base...painters, fabric artists, actors,
musicians, writers, potters, singers, sculptors, dancers...artistic expression is alive &
well & supported by enthusiastic audiences, on this very interesting island. Enjoy! |
Barb's Bakery & Bristro is a Salt Spring Island tradition! Breakfast, lunch,
baked goods...organic choices, here...and the breads! Mmmmm.... Discover
Barb's in the Creekside development, just off McPhillips Avenue, and also
with an access off Fulford-Ganges Road...easy parking, in that "middle
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Traveling to Salt Spring Island? Some choices: via ferry, you can
arrive direct from Tsswassan, Vancouver's terminal, to Long Harbour on
Salt Spring. Or, come from Swartz Bay, Victoria's terminal, to Fulford
Harbour on Salt Spring. The third ferry route is from Crofton on mid-Vancouver Island to Vesuvius on Salt Spring. Check BC Ferries website for scheduling information. Floatplanes are your choice? Salt Spring Air, Harbour Air, and SeaAir all service Salt Spring from Vancouver Airport and also from downtown Vancouver...call these three airlines for schedules/routes information. Easy to get here! |
With a microclimate (called cool Mediterranean) that supports orchards, vineyards, olive
groves, veggie gardens, the delectable Gulf Islands/Salt Spring Island welcome those
seeking a rural lifestyle, the ability to be self-sufficient...call me! Let me help you to
discover your premier property. |
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Seeking that peaceful getaway? A place to catch up with yourself, a place to recharge?
Enjoy the calm offered by Salt Spring Island & the Gulf Islands. Lots to be part of, and
yet also an invitation to tranquility...the best of both worlds. Call me. I look forward
to helping you to discover your special property. |
I love what I do...helping people to experience successful real estate experiences. This
is an area that offers a rich cultural opportunity, a 10K diet discovery, a peaceful
retreat option, and beauty everywhere. Call me, & benefit from my full time & full service
expertise...your success comes first. |
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Seeking our great restaurants and coffee stops? For special events, it's definitely Hastings House fine dining and bistro. Also enjoy Auntie Pesto's in Ganges, Rock Salt in Fulford, and enjoy Moby's Pub for casual options with a view. New possibilities at Fernwood...explore. New option in former Piccolo's location (he has retired). Seaside at Vesuvius is the fish & chips decision. |
Salt Spring is a part of the Vineyard Tour, that includes Vancouver
Island's Cowichan Valley. Enjoy tastings and wine lore at Garry Oak Vineyard and at Salt Spring Vineyard, both in the beautiful Fulford Valley, and also Mistaken Identity Vineyard, in the valley between Booth Bay and Ganges Harbour. Our area mirrors the climate of the Loire Valley, in France. There are even people growing olives, now! Ah...that "cool Mediterranean" micro-climate...lucky us! |
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How about a day trip to another Gulf Island? Galiano Inn is a short
stroll from ferry terminal...great bookstore en route there...don't miss
Montague Marina, & the nearby Montague Marine Park. If you have time,
absolutely give yourself the gift of discovering Dionisio Park...what a
beach! A different Island.... |
Still adventuring on another Gulf Island? Easy daytrips off Salt
Spring. On Mayne, do not miss the amazing Japanese Memorial Garden, at
Dinner Bay...inspiring! Dine at Springwater Lodge...if sunny, it's a
deck experience! Great bakery/coffee shop on Mayne, too. Like Galiano,
Mayne is often an Island that appeals to Vancouver people, as their Gulf
Island summer/weekender retreat! |
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Pender Island has been recreated into two islands, North & South
Pender, due to the "cut", which allows boat traffic between Bedwell
Harbour & Browning Harbour...a bridge links the two island entities.
Poet's Cove, formerly the Bedwell Harbour Resort, offers a great retreat
space with fine dining choices. The pub at Port Browning is a yesteryear
experience. Driftwood Mall hosts a great bakery/coffee shop & also a
sushi opportunity! Lots to enjoy on Pender...don't miss Hope Bay & also
look out for the antiques/collectibles gem on the road to Port Washington.
Did I say there was a golf course? |
On that Gulf Islands daytrip excursion, there's also Saturna
Island...yes, it's "out there", and it holds the flavour of the Gulf
Islands of "yesteryear". The Saturna Vineyard is a "must see"...not much
"commercial" on Saturna, & it's mainly centred around Lyall Harbour, where
the ferry and the floatplane arrives. A different Island.... |
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Thetis Island is a rural/pastoral experience. Ferry goes from "old
towne" Chemainus. Shopping takes place off island, so this gem requires
some planning, for year round living. Very beautiful! Worth the off
season planning? Yes, I would say! |
Like to beachcomb? Enjoy yourself on Salt Spring's gentle "east side".
One can walk from Walker's Hook to Southey Point, when the tide is
low...sand, sea, sand dollars, a space to launch a boat from, and all of
Trincomali's beauty stretching before one! Stand on Fernwood Dock, when the tide is high, and be mesmerized by the current of water flowing through, and the salmon floating in the eddies. A "west coast" experience, here...enjoy! |