Cedar Beach Resort
Travel Blogs from Saltspring Island
3 Dives a Day!
The day begins with a hearty home-cooked breakfast of eggs Benny and then we are off to the marina to board the Red Urchin and meet the skipper and first mate, Peter and Simone Luckham. The Red Urchin has all the comforts of home (plus we brought some of Virginia's homemade soup and baking to sustain us between dives), heated galley, comfortable …
Day 3
Sunshine! Another hearty breakfast and we're off to the marina armed with......wait for it.........you guessed it! Turkey sandwiches for lunch as well as turkey soup, home made cookies and hot chocolate for post dive nourishment.
The dives are spectacular! Water viz not so much. A good macro lens and I hit the water with hopes up and keeping …
Day 4 and we wind up our tour of the Salish Sea.
This day dawned no less spectacular and after the usual healthy, hearty breakfast we head down to the marina for our last trip out on the Red Urchin for this year.
Our 3 dives are once again wonderful. Everyone is getting their fill of compressed air time and seeing a variety of every creature we could hope to see...........almost. There are …
High Wire Heaven
... interesting bridge. There were beautiful views either side of the bridge - water falling over the rocks which sparkled in the sun due to all the coins people had thrown in. We didn't throw any in to make a wish but looking back we probably should of....
There was a rather scary looking man dressed all in white with a massive ginger beard running around the canyon who we thought looked like an idiot. He was climbing up the rocks and then ran passed us on the bridge with ...
Can It Be Half Over?
This week marked the half way point in our trip. We have been away for 3 months and have 3 more months before we arrive back in Fort Lauderdale in mid November. It really feels like we have been away about a month.
We spent this week exploring around Vancouver. Day trips included renting bikes to explore all the bike paths and parks, the aquarium in Stanley Park, seeing the play Titanic under the stars and a day at the ...