This past weekend, Kevin and I were able to 'get away' for a few days. We had found a Groupon for a place on Salt Spring Island and so we snatched it up. It was a place that neither of us had ever been to and it looked like a nice place to explore. We've been to Mayne Island (another one of the Gulf Islands) a few times before and enjoyed it there. Salt Spring is the biggest of the Gulf Islands.
Esther and John and the girls graciously agreed to watch our children for the weekend, which we were extremely appreciative of. We are blessed by their willingness to do that for us! - and our kids love it there!
We started on Friday night by taking the 10:30 p.m. ferry over to the island and arriving around midnight. We enjoyed sleeping in the next morning and then we started exploring. There is a huge market on Saturdays so after a late breakfast we headed there. It was full of lots of produce, baking and other goods, all containg the word 'organic'. Along with many other tables of jewllery, woodwork, crafts, clothing, etc., it was a fun place to poke around in for a while.
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| Kevin, of course, could not refrain from buying some second hand books. Now, if he could only find the time to read them! Maybe if the Canucks are eliminated after round 1 . . . :( |
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| How nice would it be to have one of those places on the coast? We can always dream, can't we? |
After a day of walking around, we enjoyed a few bevereges by the marina, along with some local fish and chips.
The next day we drove around the bottom half of the island, spending most of it in Rykel Provincial Park. We felt like we were the only people around for miles! It really was such a treat to just take some time and slow down!!
Finally, here are just a few cool shots that Kevin took of places around the island.
1 comment:
it looks wonderful! I'm glad you had a good relaxing time.
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