
Early morning fisherman in the shallows on the north end of St. Mary Lake.
Salt Spring Photographer John Cameron

Early morning fisherman in the shallows on the north end of St. Mary Lake.

From the aft deck of the Skeena Queen as we swing into Fulford Harbour on the 1pm sailing from Swartz Bay.

Initially it was the light coming into this high school multi-purpose room that caught my eye. Then I noticed the concentration and focus of the kids. School District 64 (Gulf Islands) has a strong Aboriginal Education program.


1 p.m. hiking along the Coast Trail in East Sooke Park
This has to be one of the most scenic places to hike on southern Vancouver Island. And it’s actually a short drive from Salt Spring Island. We travelled from the park to the Crofton Ferry Terminal via Humpback Road and the Malahat in about 75 minutes.
*This photo post, like all ‘off-island’ photo posts, is filed under ‘Daytrip’ as can be seen on the website. (if you are viewing the post in the daily email message you need to click through to the actual website)

South Beach in the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
I think part of the draw of the west coast is the never-ending sound the waves make as they relentlessly march up and across the sand and gravel beaches. When you take the first ferry from Vesuvius to Vancouver Island, you can be reading your book—in the sunshine at coffee time—on this beach. And I saw a couple doing just that. I took a few photos and left them—with the beach and this gorgeous spring weather—to themselves.
Photographs of Salt Spring Island and areas reachable by ferry and road (and sometimes off-road).