Imoto ehlangene nokuhamba ngesikebhe cishe imizuzu engama-75 ihlukanisa uVictoria noSanned Spring Island , izindawo ezimbili zaseBrithani zasezintelezi zihluke kakhulu komunye nomunye, nakuzo zonke ezinye zeCanada. Into eyodwa eVictoria naseSalt Spring Island ehlanganyela ngokufanayo ukuzibophezela okujulile ekubeni ne-LGBT-friendly - lesi sifundazwe sihamba phambili kwezopolitiki eNyakatho Melika.
Naphezu kokusondelene noVictoria kanye neVancouver (ukuhamba ngesikebhe noma ukushayela indiza e-Georgia Strait) kanye nezixuku zayo zasehlobo zase-Eritrea, i-Salt Spring Island (i-SSI) ijabulela i-vibe enokuthula kanye nejubane eligculisayo.
Ihabhu lezokuhweba, iGees Village, lizwa elincane kakhulu futhi livakasha kakhulu kuneLwesihlanu iHalbour Harbour, engumakhelwane wase-US oseduze naseSan Juan Islands . Kuzo zonke lezi ziqhingi ezinamapulangwe, eziqhingini ezingaphezu kuka-10 000 izakhamuzi uzothola ama-galleries kanye nama-studios, amabhishi ase-driftwood-strewn, ama-hiking kanye namabhayisikili amaningi, kanye nemifula yamanzi yokudoba kanye nokwa-kayaking - izivakashi zivame ukukhetha i-SSI ekufuneni ukuthula futhi indawo emangalisayo. Esiqhingini esincane esinjalo, kukhona nesimo se-LGBT esimeme. I-SSI igubha umkhosi wokuThuthukiswa koSalt Spring ngonyaka ngamunye ekuqaleni kukaSeptemba (kuneminyaka yawo-12). Usuku ngalolu nyaka nguSepthemba 8 kuya kuSepthemba 11.
Ukuziqhenya kweSallow Spring kwakunezinsuku ezine zokugubha kanye namaqembu - kungcono kakhulu isiqhingi esincane ngaphandle kokuncane kakhulu endleleni yokuphila ebusuku. Kukhona amaqembu amaningana kanye nemicimbi eyenziwa, kusukela ekuqaleni kokuhlolwa kwefilimu ngoLwesine ebusuku e- Upstairs Inferno eFritz Theater.
Khona-ke kukhona umculo obukhoma, ukudla, neziphuzo ku-Loud neProud party e-Moby's Pub emkhosini ngoLwesihlanu.
NgoMgqibelo, ngo-Septhemba 10, ngumcimbi oyinhloko we-SSI Gay Pride. Kukhona i-Carnival of Pride ne-Protest ngaphandle kwelabhulali yomphakathi ngo-11 ekuseni, ilandelwa yi-Salt Spring Island Pride Parade, ikhahla emini ngaphandle komtapo wolwazi, iqhubekela phambili emzaneni omkhulu we-Lower Ganges, bese ibuyela emtatsheni wamasonto amabili. ukudansa.
Ngalobo busuku eFulford Hall, ungakwazi ukuya e-Queer njengoDancing dance dance ngo-7: 30 ntambama, ngokudansa kumculo ka-DJ Slade.
Ekugcineni, ngeSonto, izenzakalo zihlanganiswe ne-Unitarian Pride Service ngo-10: 30 ekuseni eSikhungo Sase-Lower Ganges Seniors.
Kuningi okumele ubone futhi ukwenze kulesi siqhingi esinokuthula. Njengoba kuphawuliwe ngenhla, ukufika lapha kudinga ukuthi isikebhe esisodwa sihambe ukusuka eVictoria noma kwezinye izingxenye zeVancouver Island, ukugibela amabheyili amabili uma kuvela eVancouver noma eSttle , noma okusheshayo futhi okulula (nakuba kunjalo). i-35 miles ukusuka kuVancouver, futhi ngamamayela angu-95 ukusuka eSttletle. I-SaltSpring Air inomsebenzi kusuka eVancouver, kanti i-Kenmore Air iyagijima esuka e-Seattle.
Ungathola okwengeziwe endaweni ngokubonisana nezinsiza ku-Intanethi njenge-GayVan.com ka-Victoria Gay Guide nangokufunda Umhlahlandlela wamaGay weSal Spring Island . Ukuze uthole imininingwane yezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha ku-SSI, thintana newebhusayithi yezokuvakasha kweSalt Spring Island, enolwazi oluwusizo, kanye nesayithi elihle kakhulu ngeVancouver Island eyenziwe yi-Destination BC.
Kwenye indawo eGulf Islands
Uma uhlela uhambo lwe-SSI, ungase ucabange ngokucabangela ukuvakashela kwezinye iziqhingi eziseduze ezakha leziqhingi, ezaziwa ndawonye njengeGhana Islands yaseCanada.
I-SSI yindawo ecacile eyintandokazi emphakathini we-LGBT, kodwa kunezinye amatshe aseduze. NjengaSallow Spring Island, i-Gulf Islands engumakhelwane inemibala emifula ehlathini, iphazanyiswa kuphela yi-promontory elinezinyosi ezithile. Amanzi azungeze wona amnyama - acishe amnyama. Ilanga likhanya lapha kakhulu kakhulu kunalokho elikuleli zwe lase-BC, linika lezi zinto zibe yisimo sezulu esijabulisayo. Ezinye iziqhingi zinezandla zomzimba, ezinama-cottages ezinamathela ogwini lwazo kanye nezikhungo ezincane zokuhweba.
I-Galiano Island, i-sliver eyi-16 miles ehlane enezakhamuzi ezingaba ngu-1 250 ngonyaka, ide kakhulu futhi ikhuni kuneSallows Spring (kungamakhilomitha angu-4 kuphela ukusuka eSSI kuya eTranscomali Channel), kodwa isithandwa kakhulu izivakashi, ngenxa yamathuba ayo amakhulu ukuhamba ngomkhumbi, i-kayaking yolwandle, i-scuba diving, nokuhamba ngezinyawo. Lesi siqhingi sinezindawo eziningi ezihlelekile zokuhamba ngaphandle, nezindawo eziningi ezihamba ngemigwaqo egcinwe.
Uma unesikhathi esanele esiqhingini esisodwa esengeziwe, zama ukuza lapha.
I-Quyet, i-squat iMayne Isiqhingi (inqwaba yabantu abangu-1 100), eningizimu yeGaliano nasempumalanga yeSanned Spring, inamagquma amakhulu futhi ayikho indlela yokusebenza, indawo yokuhlala noma yokuthenga. Kulula ukushayela noma ukuhamba ngebhayisikili sonke isiqhingi ngenye intambama; izivakashi eziningi ziza ukuhlola amachibi amachibi, amabhishi angenakulinganiswa, kanye nezinkuni zasogwini. Ukunyuka kwama-837-foot Mt. I-Parke ayithathi isikhathi esingaphezu kwesigamu sehora; imibono yaseVancouver neVancouver Island kusukela phezulu ayinakuqhathaniswa. I-Mayne yayiyisiqhingi sokuqala esakhiwe yizifiki, kodwa ukukhula bekulokhu kuphele kusukela ekupheleni kwekhulu leminyaka elidlule.
Ezinye amagugu eziseduze kulezi ziqhingi zihlanganisa i-Pender Island ehamba phambili futhi ethuthukile kakhulu (isibalo esingu-2,250) nesiThuli saseSaturna (isibalo esingama-350), esingamakhilomitha angu-8 ngaphesheya kwe-Boundary Pass esuka e- Orcas Island , enye ye- US San Juan Islands eWashington.