Imoto ehlangeneyo kunye nefestile malunga nemizuzu engama-75 ihlukanisa iVictoria neSalt Spring Island , iindawo ezimbini zeBritish Columbia eziza zikhethileyo, kunye nakwezinye iCanada. Enye into eVictoria naseSalin Spring ehlanganyela ngokufanayo kukuzibophezela okukhulu kwi-LGBT-enobubele - lo mmandla uphakathi kweyona nkqubela kwezopolitiko eNtshona Melika.
Nangona sisondele kufuphi noVictoria kunye neVancouver (i-ferry elula okanye i-float-flight ride kwi-Georgia Strait) kunye nezihlwele zayo eziqhelekileyo, i-Salt Spring Island (i-SSI) inomdla wokuthula kunye nesantya esixhasayo.
I-hub yezorhwebo, i-Ganges Village, iziva iyancinci kunye nezokhenketho kune-Harbour Harbor, umlingane wayo wase-US eWashington eSan Juan Islands . Kuzo zonke iziqithi eziqingqiweyo, eziqingqiweyo zeendawo ezihamba ngaphaya kwama-10,000, uza kufumana iifriji kunye ne-studios, iindawo zokuhamba ezihamba ngamanzi, ukuhamba ngeebhasi kunye neendlela zokuhamba ngeebhayisikili, kunye neendlela zokuhamba zokuloba kunye nolwandle-abavakashi banokukhetha i-SSI ekukhangela uxolo kunye neendawo ezimangalisayo. Kulo siqithi esincinci, kukho indawo ebizwa ngokuba yi-LGBT. I-SSI igubha umkhosi wokuTyiswa kweSalat Spring ngonyaka ngamnye ekuqaleni kukaSeptemba (unyaka we-12). Umhla lo nyaka nguSeptemba 8 ukuya kuSeptemba 11.
Ukuzikhukhumeza kweSalt Spring kwakuneentsuku ezine zokubhiyozela kunye namaqela - yinto eqhelekileyo kwisiqithi esincinane ngaphandle kokuncinci kwindlela yokuphila ebusuku. Inani lamacandelo kunye neziganeko ziqhutywe, ngokuqala nge-I-night-night screening screening ye- Upstairs Inferno kwi-Fritz Theater.
Emva koko kukho umculo odlalayo, ukutya, kunye neziphuzo kwiQumrhu Eliqhoshayo neliqhayiya kwi-Moby's Pub ngoLwesihlanu.
NgoMgqibelo, ngoSeptemba 10, sisona siganeko esiyiNtloko ye-SSI Gay Pride. Kukho iKarnival of Pride kunye neProtest ngaphandle kwelayibrari yoluntu ngo-11 ekuseni, ilandelwa yiSalde Spring Island Pride Parade, ukukhaba emini ngaphandle kwelayibrari, ukuqhubela phambili kwidolophana yaseGees Ganges, kwaye emva koko ubuyela kwilayibrari ukuya kwi-2 ntambama. umdaniso.
Ngaloo busuku kwiFulford Hall, unakho ukuya kwiQueer njengeqela lokudansa le-Funk ngo-7: 30 ntambama, ngokudanisa kumculo ka-DJ Slade.
Ekugqibeleni, NgeCawe, iziganeko zenziwe nge-Unitarian Pride Service ngo-10: 30 ekuseni kwi-Centre Ganges Seniors Centre.
Kukho inkalo ukubona nokuyenza kwesi siqithi esinokuthula. Njengoko kuphawuliwe ngasentla, ukufika apha kudinga ukuba isikebhe esisodwa sihambe ukusuka eVictoria okanye kwezinye iindawo zaseVancouver Island, ukukhwela kweenqanawa ezimbini xa kuvela eVancouver okanye eSttletle , okanye ukukhawuleza nokulula (nangona kunjalo ichitha imali) ukuhamba kweenqwelo zokuhamba-ngomoya, kwisiqithi i-35 miles ukusuka eVancouver, kunye neekhilomitha ezingama-95 ukusuka Seattle. I-SaltSpring Air ineenkonzo ukusuka eVancouver, kwaye iKenmore Air ihamba i-Seattle.
Unokufumana okungakumbi malunga nommandla ngokubonisana nezixhobo ezisemgangathweni njengeGayVan.com ye-Victoria Gay Guide kunye nokufunda iSetyul Gay Guide . Ulwazi lwezohambo kunye nezokhenketho kwi-SSI, qhagamshelana newebhusayithi yeTyelelo lweSalt Spring Island, enolwazi oluninzi olufanelekileyo, kunye nesayithi elihle kakhulu ngeSiqithi saseVancouver esiveliswe yi-Destination BC.
Kwenye indawo kwiiGulf Islands
Ukuba uceba uhambo oluya kwi-SSI, unokucinga kwakhona ngokujonga ukutyelela kwezinye iinqithi ezikufuphi ezi ndawo, ezibizwa ngokuba yiGhanada yeGulf Islands.
I-SSI yindawo ekhethiweyo eyintandokazi kuluntu lwase-LGBT, kodwa kukho ezinye iimpawu ezikufutshane. Njengesiqithi saseSalin Spring, i-Gulf Islands ezikufuphi zineentlobo eziluhlaza, iintlambo ezinamahlathi amaninzi, ziphazamisekile kuphela ngethuba elithile elinamatye. Amanzi azungeze kubo amnyama-phantse amnyama. Ilanga likhanya apha phezulu kunokuba liyenze kwilizwe lase-BC, linika ezi zigugu njengemozulu ekhangayo. Ezinye iziqithi zi-sleepier, kunye neendawo zokuhlala zixhomekeke kumanxweme abo kunye namaziko amashishini amancinci.
I-Galiano Island, isiqingatha se-miyela ezili-16 kunye neendawo ezili-1,250 zabantu abahlala kwiindawo ezikude kwaye zikhuni kuneSallows Spring (i-4 km ukusuka eSSI ukuya kwiTranscomali Channel), kodwa isithandwa kakhulu kwiindwendwe, ngenxa yamathuba amakhulu ukuhamba ngomkhumbi, ukuhamba nge-sea kayaking, ukuhambisa i-scuba kunye nokuhamba. Isiqithi sinezinto ezininzi eziphambili ezihamba ngaphandle nezikhokelo, kunye neepaki ezininzi ezinemizila egcinwe.
Ukuba unexesha elaneleyo kwisiqithi esinye, zama ukuza apha.
I-Quiet, i-squat i-Mayne Isiqithi (i-1,100 yabantu), ngasemzantsi kweGalano kunye nempuma yeCedic Spring, inamagquma anqumlayo kwaye ayininzi kwimisebenzi, indawo yokuhlala okanye ukuthenga. Kulula ukuqhuba okanye ukuhamba ngebhayisikili kwisiqithi sonke emini; Iindwendwe ezininzi ziza kuhlola iingxondorha zamanzi, iilwandle ezingenakunqandwa, kunye nemithi yamanxweme. Ukunyuka kwama-837-foot Mt. I-Parke ayithathi ngaphezu kwesigama seyure; Iimbono zeVancouver neVancouver Island ukusuka kwintlanzi ayinakulinganiswa. I-Mayne yayisisiqithi sokuqala esakhiwe ngabahlali, kodwa ukukhula bekuye kwaphela ukusukela ekupheleni kwekhulu leminyaka elidlulileyo.
Ezinye iigugu ezikufutshane kwiindawo ezinxweme ziquka iindawo ezihamba phambili kunye nePell Island (abantu abayi-2,250) kunye neThuli Island yeSiturna (isibalo sama-350), esiku-8 miles ukuya kwi-Boundary Pass ukusuka e- Orcas Island , enye ye- US San Juan Islands eWashington.