Follow the winding highway to reach the communities of Madeira Park
Garden Bay and Irvines Landing that cluster around a sheltered shoreline
and make up the area known as PENDER HARBOUR.
A haven of natural bays and inlets, as well as forested lakes,
has earned it the moniker “Venice of the North.”
It is a natural wonderland with new parkslike the waterfront
Millennium Park and wooded Francis Point Marine Park
highlighting the shoreline.
Take a leisurely water taxi cruise to explore the coastline
and visit nearby islands.
Fish or boat on the four lakes tucked down Garden Bay Road.
At Ruby Lake Lagoon see nesting wood ducks, red-legged frogs,
painted turtles and much more.
Go scuba diving in any season in the protected waters of
Pender Harbour with its astounding sea life and water clarity.
Book a fishing charter or sightseeing eco-tour and take
stunning photos.
Golf an undulating course where you may see elk and deer.
Don’t miss the fall Pender Harbour Jazz Festival for a great mix
of performers in various venues.
Stay in an oceanfront resort, B&B or in one of many first-rate
campgrounds.
At the top end of the Lower Sunshine Coast, the tiny community
of EGMONT clings to the shoreline and Earls Cove ferry terminal leads
on to the Upper Sunshine Coast.
The woodsy settlement of Egmont has few commercial outlets,
but it is a haven of activities.
The term “rich in nature” aptly applies.
It is the stepping-off point for two of the Sunshine Coast’s most
sublime natural experiences: Princess Louisa Inlet and the
Skookumchuck Narrows.
Follow the winding highway to reach the communities of Madeira Park,
Garden Bay and Irvines Landing that cluster around a sheltered shoreline
and make up the area known as PENDER HARBOUR.
A haven of natural bays and inlets, as well as forested lakes, has
earned it the moniker “Venice of the North.”
It is a natural wonderland with new parks like the waterfront
Millennium Park and wooded Francis Point Marine Park
highlighting the shoreline.
Take a leisurely water taxi cruise to explore the coastline
and visit nearby islands.
Fish or boat on the four lakes tucked down Garden Bay Road.
At Ruby Lake Lagoon see nesting wood ducks, red-legged frogs,
painted turtles and much more.
Go scuba diving in any season in the protected waters of
Pender Harbour with its astounding sea life and water clarity.
Book a fishing charter or sightseeing eco-tour and take
stunning photos.
Golf an undulating course where you may see elk and deer.
Don’t miss the fall Pender Harbour Jazz Festival for a great
mix of performers in various venues.
Stay in an oceanfront resort, B&B or in one of many first-rate
campgrounds.
At the top end of the Lower Sunshine Coast, the tiny community
of EGMONT clings to the shoreline and Earls Cove ferry terminal
leads on to the Upper Sunshine Coast.
Aboard a charter boat or by water taxi or floatplane, see Princess
Louisa Inlet and Chatterbox Falls.
The day-trip showcases a mosaic of green-carpeted mountains and the
magical fjord where as many as 60 waterfalls tumble down granite facades.
Trek an easy, 4-km (2.5 mi) forested trail into Skookumchuck Narrows
where tidal waters forced through a narrow, shallow channel result
in one of the world’s fastest flowing rapids.
Take a boat to Hotham Sound where Freil Falls cascade down
450 metres.
Harmony Islets, pristine isles below the falls, is one of BC’s newest
marine parks.• Check into a wilderness lodge for non-stop adventures.
From Earls Cove the ferry departs the Lower Sunshine Coast
to reach SALTERY BAY on the Upper Sunshine Coast.
The 50-minute trip delights photographers with small, verdant
islands and towering, thickly carpeted mountains and the magical
fjord where as many as 60 waterfalls tumble down granite facades.
Trek an easy, 4-km (2.5 mi) forested trail into Skookumchuck Narrows
where tidal waters forced through a narrow, shallow channel result in one
of the world’s fastest flowing rapids.
CHERYL YOUNG, REALTOR,
SAANICH PENINSULA REALTY
SIDNEY B.C www.cherylyoung.ca www.facebook.com/cherylcyoung
Hi Cheryl,
Those are beautiful photos of the B.C. area… Thanks!!! ;>))
By: Ann-Marie Clements on March 3, 2010
at 1:15 am