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Salt Spring Island

Three days on Salt Spring

  • by jcsilver
  • A June 2001 travel journal
  • Last Updated: December 20, 2001
Journal Usefulness Rating 3 out of 5
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Three days on Salt Spring Island were one of the highlights of my year in Vancouver. It's beautiful, not yet spoiled and, above all, friendly.

Stay in a treehouse at the Salt Spring Island HI - book in advance.

Explore the tiny islands around Salt Spring by taking a boat or canoe out for a day.

Wander round the Saturday market in Ganges and come home with delicious organic farm produce or a bag full of wood carvings and bright fabrics that you don't really need.

Quick Tips:

Best Way To Get Around:

Hitch a lift - all the backpackers do it and most locals will be happy to help as long as you don't mind sharing with a boisterous dog or three.

Bike - hire them from the hostel or in Ganges.

Walk - but the island is bigger than you expect!

About the Writer

jcsilver
jcsilver
London, United Kingdom