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Why We Love THE SUNSHINE COAST

Many years ago, I ventured with my best friend to B.C.’s Sunshine Coast. With my 10-month-old son in tow, we hiked, explored and ate to our heart’s content, and my memories are full of the sublime pleasures of the easygoing communities we explored there.

Ten years have passed, and as much as I wished to, I haven’t had a chance to go back, though I haven’t given up on the idea of taking my family on a road trip from B.C. to California, and stopping back in the Sunshine Coast along the way. Once you make it there yourself, you’ll see why.

The Sunshine Belt

B.C.’s Sunshine Coast lies just a short ferry ride away from Vancouver, one of the busiest cities in North America. Its craggy mountains, lush

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