Mildred's place was a perfect launching point for us to explore the local coastline (with a 1/2 day paddle with the nice folks at Blue Dog in Sidney), explore a gulf island (we spent a super day cycling on Pender Island... it's a 20 minute easy cycle from Mildred's place to the ferry) and to explore Sidney (Maria's Greek Taverna has EXCEPTIONAL Kalamari). Mildred has a secure shed for bike storage so we weren't nervous about leaving our bikes outside.