42 — Sunday, October 10, 1999 - North Shore News

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Unusual resort
located north
of Secheit

Neville Judd
Contributing Writer

A bachelor is a man
who never made the
same mistake once, said
the sign outside the
rickety rancher on the
road to Ruby Lake.

Pd almost missed it, such
Was my concentration on
this challenging stretch of
winding highway, north of
Pender Harbour on the
Sunshine Coast.

The road, like the single
shack-dweller | pictured liv-
ing (probably with a dog) in
unmarried bliss, does net
suffer fools gladly. Iv’s got

SHOCKING GFFER!
12 nights including
airfare, hotel, breakfast
and 5 tours of Bali
from..... $1348 pp
Upgrade to deluxe

r airfare a $1 50

Fhato teah Vandeberg
RUBY Lake Resorts end-of-summer specia! is available until Oct. 31, then it closes jor the winter months.

more switchbacks than the
Vancouver Indy and less
room for error.

Yet, after the dull car
dealerships and burger joints
of upper Gibsons, these
were the wilds I'd been

looking for since disembark-
ing the 40-minute ferry ride
from Horseshoe Bay to
Langdale. Highway 101
becomes a pretty drive at

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* ' “ a oa,
Bavarian spa trip planne
WEST Vancouver’s Roseway Travel will host a special evening
on Wednesday, Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. to discuss a Bavarian Health
Spa Holiday scheduled for the spring of next year.

Professional guide Giselle Roeder, a trained Kneipp therapist
will be on hand to talk about the program at Bad Worishofen.
The three-week trip will take place April 25 to May 16. Tours
ate available at reasonable rates to neighbouring cities —
Munich is just a 40-minute drive away.

For more information and to RSVP contact Roseway Travel
(#106-100 Park Royal South, West Vancouver) at 926-4344.
Admission to the event is $5.

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Presents their
3rd ANNUAL...

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Canadian Dollar Rates as low as $1.40

Everybody Will Be There!

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Sun. Cet. 27 11am-4pm
Clarion Villa Hotel, (new Radisson Hote!)
4331 Dominion, Burnaby ,
Cal! for your complimentary tickets:

Vancouver 984-6122

INSIDE PASSAGE DAY CRUISE &
TWO NIGHTS ACCOMMODATION
SEPTEMBER 15 - OCTORER 20, 1999 Includes onc-ewuy ferry rav-
el for car and cwo adults
between Port Hardy and
Prrce Rupert as well as two
& nights accenmodation.. Plus
applicable taxes, subject w
FROM. PERSON availahiliry.

FOR RESERVATIONS CALL

1-800-HELLO BC

(1-860-435-5622)

BC FERRIES

PORTUGAL

THE sera

November « = March date

Late summer is a special rime to experience the
beauty of the Inside Passage with BC Ferries.

And when you book a day cruise today, for travel
between September (5th and October 20th, you

can save on both ferry travel and accommodations
along your route. From Prince Rupert you can return
via the scenic Totem Circle drive through B.C.’s
beautiful interior.

This special package includes a 20% discount on travel
aboard the ferry-liner Queen of the North as well as special
fates at a number of participating hotels and Bed & Breakfasts.

Call coday. These discount packages are available for a
imited time only.

“Valid iors selectéd departure