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The Pender Islands are a northwest vacation paradise located along the ferry route between Vancouver and Victoria in southern British Columbia, Canada. Resplendent with parkland, the Penders offer a low-key commune with nature while providing enough services to satisfy both visitors and residents.
The Pender Islands Handbook was released in July 2006. It is the Penders' first comprehensive guidebook, with 400 pages of information useful for both visitors and residents. The highlight is a 75-page hiking and coastal access guide with detailed accompanying trail maps. Boaters will find the 50-page boating guide helpful whether setting out in a kayak, power, or sail boat. Check the Table of Contents below for a complete summary of its contents, or visit the link to amazon.com for a digital tour of the book.The author, Richard Fox, is dedicated to providing purchasers of the book with the most up to date and accurate information possible. Since things continue to change on a regular basis, this website contains updates to the book. If readers discover anything in the book that has changed or is in error, they are urged to send an email to: comments@penderhandbook.com.
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WHAT'S IN THE BOOK?
Check out the Table of Contents here or Look Inside at the Book at Amazon.com:
INTRODUCTIONS
1 HOW TO USE THE BOOK Main Pender activities, how to use the book, etc.
2 INTRODUCTION Pender facts & figures; Pender information sources.
THE TRAVEL GUIDES
3
TRAVEL GUIDE Transportation options, complete BC Ferries and
Washington ferries information, air travel summary with airline
destinations, rail, rental cars etc. 30 pages.
4 ACCOMMODATIONS GUIDE Pender resorts, Inns, B&B's & campgrounds with rates.
5 DINING GUIDE Pender restaurants with sample menus, and groceries, produce, bakers, roasters and wineries on Pender and nearby.
6
SHOPPING & SERVICES GUIDE Where to buy just about anything by
category on Pender and highlights of the Victoria area. Services and
utilities available on Pender; post and courier, radio and TV station
frequencies, Internet access, etc.
7 WEDDING GUIDE A wedding
planner includes venues, vendors and locations for weddings. Also info
of special interest for same-sex weddings, and GLBT resources in the
region.
8 NEARBY ATTRACTIONS OFF-ISLAND Places accessible by public
ferry, concentrating on the Victoria-Sidney area with a dining guide,
list of attractions and the arts. Features on Butchart Gardens and
Symphony Splash.
THE RECREATION GUIDES
9
RECREATION GUIDE Summary of recreation opportunities of all types
available on Pender, and includes a web resource guide and regional ski
area info.
10 GOLFING GUIDE Pender's popular 9 hole course and the
world renowned Golf Island Disc Park are described in detail. A map
and scorecards for the disc golf course are included.
11-12-13
COASTAL ACCESS AND HIKING GUIDE 75 pages of detailed information on
100 hiking trails and beaches around the islands. Features trail maps
with topography, places to swim, summaries of trail types by
difficulty, rankings of the trails and ocean accesses, etc.. All
features are given a unique number and are cross-referenced in other
chapters & maps.
14 BICYCLING GUIDE The complete 'Tour de
Pender' ride is outlined km by km. Three best and easiest routes are
presented 'for the rest of us.' Pender's road conditions are
summarized, and off-island cycling highlights in the surrounding region
from Vancouver to the San Juan Islands and Victoria are described.
15
BOATING GUIDE A 50-page summary of boating opportunities around the
Pender Islands. Area cruising information is also included. The best
kayaking routes around the Penders are described, and information about
area fishing and diving is presented. Pender's marinas and anchorages
are also described, along with info on customs, tides, and resources.
LIFE ON PENDER GUIDES
16
ARTS & ISLAND EVENTS Summary of Pender artists, musicians,
writers, and theatre companies, All major annual events are listed.
17
THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT Contains Pender climate info and statistics,
an orca-watching guide, birdwatching guide, gardening guide, flora,
fauna, environmental issues and agencies, Pender geology, groundwater
and water resources.
18 LIVING ON PENDER A historical timeline,
Pender historic buildings, the Pender Museum, Health Services Guide for
Pender and clinics/hospitals in Victoria area, School and Church Guide,
Senior Citizens Guide, Government Agency Guide, Hazards, Pests,
Emergency Preparedness & Procedures,
PENDER ISLANDS MAP ATLAS 25 detailed maps cover the islands, with 100 trails and roads mapped (and cross-referenced throughout the various chapters). Includes topography, places of interest, helpful phone numbers, emergency numbers, and maps of Victoria & Sidney.
INDEX 20-page index makes it easy to find what you are looking for.
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