Kaishin

you get a true sense of Island time and the local culture here. rent a car and drive from one tip of the island to the other tip in about 45 min., that’s how small it is! Fav. spots were coffee on the docks in English Bay Harbour, boating around Jolly Beach Harbour, snorkelling in Deep Bay, sunset at Shirley Heights, Half Moon Bay with it’s pink coral sand, strolling on the moonlit Dickenson Bay beach, and all the driving excursions through the jungle and discovering the vistas. We stayed at the Barrymore Beach Club near Dickenson Bay and McKinnon Salt pond (great bird and nature watching), and we recommend the place!

It’s a great area! with heritage buildings, small boutique shopping, great restaurants, beautiful waterfront seawall parks, short boat ride away from Granville Island, and a few blocks away from the entertainment district of Granville Street… what better place to be!

I’ve only been there during the the very cold wintery month of February for a trade show, twice … still dying to visit during the summer months, to see the old port area. It’s a great place, historic buildings, fashion orientated, and some great food too!