Inky Marina!

On my second full day in British Columbia, my moms and I did something really special! We woke up very early to ride a train and then a bus to catch a ferry to Salt Spring Island! Salt Spring Island is the biggest of the southern Gulf Islands.  I had been hearing some cool stuff about it, so I was very excited that my parents agreed to take me.



The ferry we rode went from Tsawwassen to Long Harbour. It was about a 3 hour ride with a few stops on the way. The ferry ride was so beautiful! My friend Léonie, who had to ride a ferry to get to Vancouver, told me she sometimes sees whales on her ride! I didn't see any whales, though I had wanted to see orcas, but it was still such a gorgeous trip.



Salt Spring Island is a really neat place. One of my all time favorite artists, the writer/illustrator Nick Bantock, lives there! We took a bus from Long Harbour to the little town of Ganges.  Ganges is pretty cute! There is an adorable ice cream shop (yummy!) and Black Sheep Books.  I bought some postcards at Black Sheep Books to send to my friends from the little post office.

After we did some shopping in Ganges, we went on a hike! It was a very hot day.  It was so green and beautiful.



After our hike, we went to a restaurant by the water called Moby's.  It was so delicious! Then, we walked back to the main part of Ganges.  The boats were so festive looking.  I felt like I was walking around in a postcard.



I really loved my time on Salt Spring Island. Before long, it was time to go back to Long Harbour to catch the ferry to Tsawwassen.  The taxi driver let me know about a special little place I could go to explore, which is where this photo was taken.  I was so sad that we only got one day on the island, but now I know for myself how beautiful it is in the Gulf Islands!



Before long, the ferry pulled up and it was time to board. We took a much smaller ferry back to Tsawwassen, but it was still lots of fun!



As the ferry moved away from Long Harbour, the sun was setting.  There are houses all along the harbor and it was fun to wave to other kids from the deck of the ferry.  Before long, Salt Spring Island was out of sight and a big full moon rose over the water. It was so beautiful! I took some photos but they did not look very good because the moon always looks much smaller in photos.

I'm glad I had the opportunity to visit Salt Spring Island on my trip to British Columbia! Have you ever visited an island? Where was it? Did you have fun?