My best friend moved down so I gave her a ride to her new home; Salt Spring Island. It was an amazing good-bye holiday and I plan on returning.
The first day we were there we traveled the whole island, sight seeing and gift shopping, and of course exploring. I went in the ocean and collected many huge sea shells. We went to these cute little quaint coffee shops and had London Fogs and steamed milks with flavor shots. YUMMY!! There were also art galleries with huge sculptures worth hundreds of thousands of dollars that had them set up in the forest. it was amazing.
The whole island is a "hippy" island. People hitch hike and car pool, everything is made of recycled fabrics, and everyone has a vegetable gardens. I bought so many fresh veggies it was crazy. There is no pollution as there are no power plants or pulp mills and there are so many shops with hand made materials. Home made lunches, it was amazing. I even gave a complete stranger a ride! I would never dare to do such a thing on a regular basis, but it is though everyone is trust worthy and so it causes you to relax and e the same. It is definitely a peaceful island.
Alannah and I went on a hike in a park and even got to see a seal :D. We also got to go to the very top of a mountain and got to stand in the clouds at the top of the island. It was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. There was a goat farm with goat cheese and goat gellato. We got to try all the kinds of cheeses and flavors. it was amazing.
I can't wait to go back!
