Pender Island

Last weekend we headed over to Pender Island, one of the small Gulf Islands, to meet up with some old friends from Guelph.  They were staying in a time-share in a very nice resort right on the ocean and they were nice enough to invite us over!

The ferry ride was very nice.  The weather was beautiful and Remi was able to take some nice pictures.

When we arrived Evan and Kristy greeted us and we went for a bit of a walk to a viewpoint.

Later that day we visited the island's winery.  Very tasty wines - we bought a few bottles :)

The next day it was a bit cloudier but we were still able to get out and enjoy being on the island.  If only there were jobs on these little islands!!  I actually spoke to a gentleman on the ferry who had a place on Main Island where he plans to retired.  Lucky guy!

 

 The second dog there is Kalo and Claire's dog, Shila.  She's a dwarf Siberian Husky!  It's a recessive trait that shows up once in a while in litters.  She's ADORABLE!!  Her and Maggie got along quite fabulously as well.  They played with Shila biting Maggie's paws and ears.  So cute!

We later rented canoes.  Which would have been fun except I am afraid of the ocean and Maggie kept moving around.  I was convince that she was going to tip us.  I cried and called Remi disrespectful of my feelings and demanded to be taken back to shore blah blah blah.  But we survived.  Maggie eventually settled down, but she will NOT be going canoeing with ME ever again.

 

When Remi and I arrived back on shore we waded to a little beach and started this mule deer.  Poor thing!  Maggie was quite fascinated by her!

This is a bruise from our walk the previous day.  I slipped on some wet branches and all my weight came down on this poor leg!  Serious blunt trauma!!  It's been four days and I'm STILL sore walking on it.

The last three pictures are from the ferry ride home.  An overnight just wasn't enough time to fully enjoy relaxing on the island!  It has strengthened our resolve to head over to Bowen Island with our bicycles for a day and to stay-cation on one or a few of the islands in B&Bs.  We need to treat ourselves sometimes, right?


Hope this finds everyone well!  Remember to leave your comments so we know you were here :)

Sarah & Remi