getaway. If time permits, as it did year you visit, the Sunshine
Harbour Resort enjoying
for us, there are just as many Coast offers breathtaking views
their guest moorage and
reasons to extend your stay as of mountains, forests, wildlife
accommodations. I discovered a
there are funky little and waterfalls. Fish for salmon,
great gallery just a few steps up
communities dotting the coastal crabs and shellfish or scuba dive
the hill from the Resort called
drive. Winding your way in some of the world’s top rated
Motoko’s Original Art Gallery
northward from the seaside saltwater dive sites. For the best
where the resident artist Motoko
village of Gibsons made famous cutthroat trout fishing in BC, try
can be found creating the most
by The Beachcombers TV series your luck in any one of the many
fantastic paintings. Well worth
you will be intrigued and picturesque lakes.
the visit.
tempted by the many
communities attached like a
Pender Harbour, just a short
Powell River on the Upper
string of pearls to the coastline.
distance north of Secret Cove
Sunshine Coast just a short ferry
first became famous for its
ride from Earls Cove, offers
The slower paced, coastal fabulous fishing; now artists,
some of the best fishing in British
lifestyle on the Sunshine Coast photographers, hikers, kayakers
Columbia. The Powell River
focuses on outstanding marine and golfers have discovered the
Historic Townsite which is
parks, old growth forest and area’s stunning natural beauty
a preserved example of a
alpine peaks. Many internation- and attractive resorts that
single-industry forestry town
ally known artists, musicians anglers have long known about.
from the early 20th is a great
and artisans have made their Divers say “the Harbour” is one
place to wander around. At the
home on the Sunshine Coast. of the world’s best sites for
end of Highway 101 is Lund,
Their works are showcased in underwater exploration and
which is an historic fishing
local galleries and craft stores, photography especially in the
village. In Powell River the
as well as in their own pottery, winter months. Within the
Beach Gardens Marina Resort,
woodworking, and glass harbour John Henry’s Marina
nestled among the quiet pines,
blowing studios up and down provides a full store for
offers rustic cottages as well as
the coast. groceries as well as a fuel dock.
new oceanfront rooms ensuring
Close by boaters can check out
a great stop enroute to Lund and
Driving along Highway 101 from
Garden Bay Hotel & Marina
Desolation Sound.
Gibsons the small communities
whose guest docks lead to a
along the coast invite visitors
great waterfront restaurant and Remember, this escape is just 45
to stop and wander around for
pub or cruise into the Pender minutes by ferry from Vancouver!
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some time. Sechelt is the cultural
centre of the Sunshine Coast
mbia
and is home to the Salish Indian
bands. Halfmoon Bay, Madeira
Park, Pender Harbour and
Garden Bay are all great bases
from which to take a fishing
charter from or kayak the quiet
inlets. No matter what time of
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www.rvsnowbirds.com
Bizarre Bazaar
November 28-29, 2008
Telus Whistler Conference centre
Vancouver
Whistler, BC
Coast &
Mnts.
info: www.whistlerartscouncil.com
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