Gulf Islands Guide online store

We are excited to announce our new Gulf Islands Guide online store. We have a great assortment of Gulf Islands products which include books, posters and calendars from some of the most respected online companies available.

Our Gulf Islands books are obtainable through Amazon.com at www.gulfislandsguide.com/gulf-islands-books.

We are featuring an assortment of more than 10,000 2011 wall and desk calendars through our affiliation with Calendars.com at www.gulfislandsguide.com/calendars. A few Gulf Island calendars and Pender Island calendars will be available in the next couple months. I’m hoping to have a calendar for Salt Spring Island available as well.

Our poster selection is courtesy of AllPosters.com, the planet’s largest online poster retailer. The posters are available at
www.gulfislandsguide.com/travel-posters. A few of my Gulf Islands posters are

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BC Ferries in the Southern Gulf Islands

Skeena Queen, British Columbia Ferry Services – British Columbia

Queen of Nanaimo, British Columbia Ferry Services – British Columbia

Let’s face it, most of us that live in the Gulf Islands and most that visit the Gulf Islands arrive courtesy the fleet of ferries run by the British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. The BC Ferry system is coming up on its’ 50th anniversary with service beginning in 1960 with two ferries and a dream. Today, the ferry system comprises 36 vessels, calls to 47 ports and is one of the largest and safest fleets in the world. While many Gulf Islanders will mumble about the ferries being late and the ever increasing costs; the bottom line is the fleet is

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