CyberHippie Posted May 13, 2010 Report Share Posted May 13, 2010 Hey - I figure a good bunch of folks around here have probably spent some time on the left coast. I'm planning on hitting some of the islands, checking out Toffino and some combination of Salt Spring, Pender, Cortes, etc...Just wondering what your favourite places are out there. Any good recommendations for cool budget places to stay? Either camping or cabin or other...Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phorbesie Posted May 13, 2010 Report Share Posted May 13, 2010 ruckle park is a nice place to camp at the end of saltspring island. i'm not sure about the other islands though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PassedOutGuy Posted May 13, 2010 Report Share Posted May 13, 2010 Pender has a killer disc golf course.. talk to Bones about it... he kicked my ass in a game there back in 96. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberHippie Posted May 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2010 Yeah exactly! Salt Spring and Cortes are supposed to also have cool courses. Gonna try and a hit a few of them. Did you stay over on Pender? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted May 14, 2010 Report Share Posted May 14, 2010 If you stop in on Denman Island, pick up a copy of a CD by the Denman Island Music Collective. It's a whole bunch of different Island musicians, and it's a great souvenir. Pretty good music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolarGarlic Posted May 14, 2010 Report Share Posted May 14, 2010 Last time we were out towards Tofino we stayed south in Ucluelet. It seemed a lot quieter and away from all the tourist nonsense of Tofino. I think it was about 30-40 minutes by car from Tofino with all the killer beaches along the way. I think we stayed at the C & N Hostel. There were two couples traveling so we each booked a private room at the hostel. When we were there we partied with a bunch of Germans for a few nights and had a blast! Very affordable and clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bONES Posted May 14, 2010 Report Share Posted May 14, 2010 (edited) Pender Island is fun, but Cortes Island is amazing!By far my favourite Gulf Island in BC. You're going to want to move there, trust me.It is a bit of a journey though so be prepared. First you have to drive up to Campbell River then take a ferry to Quadra Island then a 45 minute ferry to Cortes. It's a huge Island with only 400 people living there. Be sure to go and visit Yendor (that's Rodney spelled backwards). He is a drum maker who often holds drum making workshops. I have 2 Djembe's from him that come from Ghana as he is part of a cooperative over in Africa.There was a great hostel there last time I went (but that was back in `95)...pretty sure it sold. Look for it though as it may still exist. It was called Amigo's and owned by a really great couple.Eat some oysters while you are there (best I have ever had)!Also, go to Linnaea Farm..it's awesome.315 acres of trails through beautiful forest and meadows. Linnaea I'm jealous. I want property there so bad!Hornby Island is the Hawaii of Canada. White sand beaches, six gill sharks, artists, hippies. Hornby ROCKS!edit: just checked wikipedia and they have Cortes population at 1042 in 2006. Population has grown a lot since I was there! Edited May 14, 2010 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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