Question: what do you do on a Sunday night on Mayne Island? Answer: go watch a live Marimba Band and eat delicious food (slight disclaimer: doesn’t happen EVERY Sunday). For the second year in a row, we went to see Mufaro live at the Wild Fennel. It’s a really great time, the music is amazing, [...] [...more]
I tried to shoot a video of this trip, and ended up with an hour of footage of the sky, and my paddle. I’ve cut it down to the least dreadful 5 minutes and posted it here. I didn’t bother polishing it at all, it’s essentially just 3 clips stuck together. Future videos will be [...] [...more]
The beach is such an integral part of summers in the Gulf Islands. Mayne’s definitely got it’s share of beautiful places to worship the sun. Bennett Bay is hands down the biggest and most popular. We’re not talking wall to wall people, but you’ll definitely find a couple of dozen people there on a sunny [...] [...more]
Moving to Pender Island this year is one of the best things I’ve done in my life. The stuff of dreams is now a reality I’m happily getting used to. Surrounded by acres of land, 3 of which need to be mowed (I’ll get to that soon – I’m enjoying the wildness for now) I [...] [...more]
Hands down, the most common question I’m asked by people visiting Mayne Island is “how do you like living here?” I think it’s a great question, and I always try to offer a balanced response. The truth is that living year round on an island definitely has it’s ups and has a few downs. It’s [...] [...more]
(Apologies in advance for the lack of pictures in this post. I was a bit nervous, and didn’t know what to expect from the paddle, so I left my camera at home. As mentioned in the “About” page, I am an employee of Mayne Island Kayaking, and this was an event sponsored by them.) Last [...] [...more]
Welcome to DiscoverGulfIslands.com. Canada’s Southern Gulf Islands are located in the Straight of Georgia between mainland British Columbia’ and Vancouver Island. The Gulf Islands offer some of the most temperate weather in all of Canada, and are a great destination year-round for people looking to get away from it all. From Saltspring Island with it’s [...] [...more]
