It’s finally summertime on Salt Spring Island and the flowers are blooming beautiful! The Saturday Market is bursting at the seams and so is Stuff & Nonsense at ferry times.
We’ll let you in on a little local secret for a more relaxing and leisurely Saturday on Salt Spring. Instead of heading straight to Ganges when you get off the ferry, hang out in Fulford in the morning. While the Market is at its most crowded in Ganges in the morning, you can sip a latte and have a delicious brunch at the Rocksalt , and afterward have the Fulford Village shops almost to yourself. Head to Ganges for the afternoon (don’t forget to stop at Salt Spring Vineyards on the way). The market crowd will have thinned and you can enjoy a more leisurely stroll there too. If you don’t eat your fill of tasty samples at the market, go for a late lunch – so you don’t have to wait in the most popular restaurant’s lines (we recommend Auntie Pestos, the Tree House Cafe and Cafe Talia). And then hit the shops in town (don’t miss Twang & Pearl in the purple house on Hereford and Frankly Scarlet Jewellery in Grace Point Square).
Happy travels!
