Stealing Mark's idea to list favorite cruising places in SE Alaska, I'm going to start three other ones.* This one is for the Gulf Islands in BC.* It's a popular and reachable destination for shorter cruises, particularly from home ports like Bellingham, Blaine, and Anacortes.* So perhaps it would be beneficial to boaters on this forum in this area to hear what others have found to be their favorite spots.
For us so far, it's been:
Montegue Marine Park (nice walk around the penninsula with the native shell midden beach)
Cabbage Island Marine Park (very exposed to north winds and waves, however)
Ganges (fun town on Saltsrping, make sure to be there Saturday for the weekly market)
Genoa Bay (secluded harbor, nice staff, good faciities, great restaurant)
Sidney Spit Marine Park (great view, nice walking on the mile-long sand spit)
Telegraph Harbor (good albeit funky marinas, the ferry ride to Chemainus to see the buidling murals is worthwhile)
Silva Bay (nice marina, an "outside" environment on the edge of Georgia Strait, good jumping off point for the run to Desolation Sound as it avoids Whiskey Golf).
Nanaimo (the city marina is nice, centrally located, with a great fresh fishmonger in the harbor)
-- Edited by Marin on Sunday 10th of October 2010 07:46:13 PM
For us so far, it's been:
Montegue Marine Park (nice walk around the penninsula with the native shell midden beach)
Cabbage Island Marine Park (very exposed to north winds and waves, however)
Ganges (fun town on Saltsrping, make sure to be there Saturday for the weekly market)
Genoa Bay (secluded harbor, nice staff, good faciities, great restaurant)
Sidney Spit Marine Park (great view, nice walking on the mile-long sand spit)
Telegraph Harbor (good albeit funky marinas, the ferry ride to Chemainus to see the buidling murals is worthwhile)
Silva Bay (nice marina, an "outside" environment on the edge of Georgia Strait, good jumping off point for the run to Desolation Sound as it avoids Whiskey Golf).
Nanaimo (the city marina is nice, centrally located, with a great fresh fishmonger in the harbor)
-- Edited by Marin on Sunday 10th of October 2010 07:46:13 PM