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Many overlook visiting Gulf Islands although they are only an one-hour sailing away from the Lower Mainland. In this first posting we visited Galiano Island few years ago.

Departing from Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal on Friday evening.





Gulf Islands are located halfway to Victoria and they also have a lot of inter-island ferry traffic.



Salish Raven is a new BC Ferries ferry that took over this connection in 2016.



Sturdies Bay is the terminal on Galiano Island.







Only 1044 people live on Galiano Island making it one of the least populated of the Gulf Islands.







Our lunch restaurant had some magazines from 80s and one of them had this legendary ad on it. Those were the times.



Every Saturday afternoon there is a popular Farmer's Market in town.





It is really bizarre to be on an island and still be able to see Metro Vancouver high-rises in the distance across Strait of Georgia.





There are not many places to stay on Galiano Island and Montague Bay Marine Provincial Park is a really nice campground.









There are some nice sunset to be had on a nearby beach.



Galiano Island has a real hidden gem, a restaurant called Pilgrimme. The chef has previously worked at the famous Noma restaurant in Copenhagen and their farm-to-table food is both excellent and inexpensive!







It's a small restaurant in an ordinary residential building in middle of forest. Perfect!





Food needs no words.















There is some great hiking on Galiano Island, like the trail up Bodega Ridge.





Another great trail is up the tallest point on the island, the 314-meters high Mount Galiano.







It's a beautiful view from the top.







Active Pass is the name of the fast-moving body of water separating Galiano from Mayne Island. Many ferry routes go through there, making it a ferry spotters' paradise.













Galiano Island was a nice and slow-paced locale to visit and we look forward to visiting other Gulf Islands in the future!