tricities Southey Point
Sticks out a mile.

+ Itis, you sce, at the north
end of Salt Spring Island. It’s
clear the origin of the name
had less to do with the com-
pass than the nomenclative
whims of the Royal Navy.

After all, the village of
Ganges was named in 1859
_ after a Royal Navy warship
(and the river), while the up-
-coast island of Tharmanby got
its name from a racehorse

‘which won the Derby.

‘In any event Southey Point
is'a marvellous place to watch

the sun setting over Vancouver -

Island. There is not much in
the way of beach but the wide,

irly flat rocks make a fine
place to set up a deck chair
~“and let the tide ripple gently, if
‘coldly, aver your toes. Seagulls
like this spot as well because it
is rich in starfish.

Kayakers stopped by for a
breather on their circumnavi-
‘gation of the shoreline, which
measures out at 135 kms (83

di but clearly some people |
are more ambitious.
“This might be a Salt Spring
it, for. the people here are
positively industrious com-
red with the laid back char-

fhe WITH US FOR:

acteristics of other Gulf
Islands.

Two people, creative and
free- spirited, moved from
Galiano Island because life
there was a one-dimensional
obsession with growing pot.

They prefer Salt Spring
because they can have the be:
of both worlds — an inexpen-
sive, quiet and private home
yet be close to Ganges and all
its conveniences such as a
good bakery, a tasty cappucci-
no, Cuban cigars and a selec-
tion of book shops. There’s
also two good-sized supermar-
kets, four real estate agencies
and, if you must, pot growers
among the old hippies on the
south end.

Ar one time Salt Spring
had 100 realtors making the
most of a booming market,
but the province-wide business
slump is being felt here as well
and the large number of list-
ings is being held by fewer,
and hungrier, agents.

Mind you, it’s said that
when a good house is about
to come on the marker word

ets out first in Moby's water-
front pub, after which it will
be snapped up by a local.
House-hunters may also have
more fun hanging-around the
bar than driving around with
realtors.

One islander told me
Ganges had better computer
prices then Victoria, an enter-
prising woman makes and sells
tofu, and the Gulf Islands
Brewery is now iz business.

Then of course there is
Ganges’ thriving Szturday
market featuring Noot’s Thai
sauce, bird shanties, hem
jewelry, Goldilocks porridge
mix, marimba door handles
and two young girls who'll
paint your nails tor $1 a hand.

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; quick rip to the
corner store.
Canadians could
reduce pollution from
exhaust by 30 tonnes
if they cut short car
trips for six months.

north shore news

I didn’t see wildlife artist
and island resident Robert
Bateman, but if this is your
cup of tea there is the wonder-
ful self-guided art studio tour
featuring 31 studios whose
roadside sign is a sheep and 3
number. Only on an island.

Wildlife can be observed
five on the golf course where |
spotted a deer and her two
fawns by the lake on the sev-
enth fairway, although the
cougar at Beaver Point is more
elusive.

if you're coming tc visit
there are 134 bed & breakfasts
ranging in price from $60 co
$260 a night. It’s even more

| TRAVEL

at Hastings House, but then
this is a Relais & Chateau, one
of the few in Canada.

Hastings House, a charm-
ing Tudor-style house with an
incredible watertront location,
has 10 intimate suites and a
dining room worthy of a spe-
cial occasion. Sipping a good
Bordeaux at a window table,
once reflects that Relais &
Chateau includes such legends
as Georges Blanc and the
Traisgros family. Hastings
House has the ambience, ser-
vice and sheer artistry in the
kitchen to earn its place.

And although Hastings
House is just an olive pip’s

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throw from Ganges, it is quiet
amid tall trees, glorious blos-
soms and woodsy buildings
that give it a pastoral feel.
Definitely a place to relax, par-
ticularly for those of us who
want peace but like to be
within reaching distance of the
newspaper shop and a cappuc-
cino.

For more information call
Salt Spring Chamber of
Commerce 250-537-4223,
BC Ferries 888-223-3779 and
Tourism BC 663-6000.

North Vancouver
986-5855

Turkish tour
set for Fall

TRAVEL Masters agent
Jan Lord is escorting a
small group tour of
Turkey from Oct. 16-31.

Stops on the trip
include the Ottoman
capital of Istanbul, the
classical ruins of the
western Aegean and the
unique moonscapes of
Cappadocia.

For more information
contact her at 990-7374.

West Vaacovver
913-1640,

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