Cowichan Bay is a village located on the British Columbia’s Gulf Islands.  It is a favorite cruising destination for Canadian and American boaters alike.    It is also popular among landlubbers.   This year, inspite of the recession, Cowichan Bay is simply hopping with tourists.  For a map of Cowichan Bay, click here.

What impresses me most about Cowichan Bay is its whimsical art.  The whole place is filled with imagination.  Just look at the above discarded marine toilet made into a planter stand.  What would have been garbage is given a life with a purpose, and made into a work of art.

Here is another example.  An old boot made into a planter with miniature cactus plants.

Or the above welcome sign for a seafood restaurant.   Just look at the smile of this fisherman proudly showing his catch.  Don’t you just feel so welcome at this place?