I loved Maureen home on Saltspring Island, it's charming,friendly and peaceful. Her walls are covered in books from floor to ceiling and in the morning she left me a table set with bowls and fruit and instructions on how to help myself to breakfast and coffee. I felt like a queen :) . Maureen is very welcoming and easy to talk to, she asked me what I liked for breakfast and really catered to me personally.The room itself is very sweet and cozy with the best bed and duvet ever!!!!!!!! I slept so well and woke up to the sound of roosters in the distance. Maureen also provided me with little soaps that are made on Saltspring Island .She gave me excellent instructions on how to get to the concert I was attending that evening at the "Southend Grooveyard." and a flashlight to take with me in case I got lost.
I arrived at her place in the afternoon, after a beautiful ferry ride through the Gulf Islands and drove approx 20 minutes from the ferry through beautiful twists and turns of country roads ,passing through the town of Ganges and easily found Maureens enclave in the woods. Once I settled in at her home I walked down the road a few minutes to Beddis beach and sunbathed for a while and collected a handful of pure white tumbled clamshell pieces. The beach is gorgeous. If you are attempting to ride a bike off the ferry to Maureens then prepare yourself for a beautiful ride but long. Saltspring is very hilly and it's better to drive on and take bikes if you are not an experienced road biker. It could be quite daunting esp at night.
I will return to Maureens for sure next time I visit the Island, and I recommend staying here for a serious R and R holiday.