t A nao Feature of the North ‘Shore News ° eet Sees NEWS photo oT isN'T necessary to go far te enjoy a day of sailing or other boating activities. Head up Indian "Arm, to Bowen island, up the coast, oy out to sea for an afternoon's or weekend's adventuring. ‘To the west is a lot of water and - Vancouver - Island with the Gulf Islands in between. | “A: short. ferr y tide (1% hours) would put you in either Nanaimo or.Victoria. ‘Either..of those cities offers “enough ways to spend time ex- picring new ‘areas that it, alone. could be a day trip. If staying in one town for too “long is.not what you had in mind,’ “then driving the’ Malahat Highway | . from-Victoria‘to Nanaimo (or vice versa) i is perfect. ‘This: highway connects the cities _-and travels through mountains ‘along’ Vancouver .Island’s east Coast, es Towns: like - Ladysmith and * Duncan make. interesting stops along the way. . “To.-the east of the Lower - Mainland ‘are places’ like Cultus ‘Lake that, although worth a lot of time, can be an amusing way to : spend a‘day. It. is’. purely ‘escapist to any “hardcore urbanite. “The lake is situated in the mid- "dle of our. beautiful coastal moun- tains, and hidden away from pro- gress and civilization. : ‘To the-.south .is the U.S. A, and, depending on how far south * one drives, there are many options _ available for a one-day getaway. ‘Hit. ‘the coast, visit the Pacific -Northwest’s cities: and towns or _ just pop over. the border to Robert's Bank for the afternoon. | The city of Seattle, a four-hour “drive, ‘Is equally or more - cosmopolitan than Vancouver, _ ‘