Long Harbor

We arrive and leave Saltspring via Long Harbor every year, but other than from the deck of the ferry, it provides fairly few opportunities for visiting if you don't own one of the posh homes that line its shores. There are a couple of access points, though, and a few years ago I explored its upper reaches. This year I came back and paddled out to the mouth of the bay.

It was a quiet morning and I was just about the only boat on the water (under way, at least, since there were plenty of them just parked). There were some birds and a bunch of seals and a few folks sitting on their decks drinking coffee, but not a whole lot else.