Nanaimo Travel Planner and Accommodations Guide 2009 - (Page 8)

ON tHE WAtEr Beaches, boats and bountiful marine life The tidal pond on this sandy shore reveals a magical miniature world of fish darting like tiny bullets, pink anemone and spiny sea stars − each of their five rays ending in a microscopic eye. And this is just a prelude to the lush undersea kaleidoscope that exists farther out and deeper down at this wondrous Neck Point Park bay, where shore divers from around the world come to explore a subtidal habitat populated by orange sea cucumbers, sculpins, rockfish, wolf eels and the Giant Pacific Octopus. In nanaimo, the ocean views are all spectacular from tidal pool close-ups and undersea grottoes to sweeping panoramas of the city harbour and scenic islands beyond. there are 588 hectares of parks cared for by the city of nanaimo and many of these are on the waterfront, which is no surprise considering that nanaimo’s urban shoreline is one of the longest in the country. the 4-kilometre (2.5 mile) harbourfront walkway is one of the city’s main attractions, a public seawall winding from downtown to the departure Bay ferry terminal, past bistros, pubs and city parks. ocean parks, like neck Point, Piper’s lagoon, departure Bay and swy-a-lana lagoon, offer prime beaches for swimming, snorkeling, windsurfing and picnics. Boaters flock to nanaimo’s protected waters every year using the many public moorage facilities. at the nanaimo Port authority’s Visiting Vessel Pier, the american flag flies next to canada’s maple leaf in welcoming recognition of the sheer number of u.s. boaters who stop here annually to refuel and sightsee.

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Nanaimo Travel Planner and Accommodations Guide 2009

 Nanaimo Travel Planner and Accommodations Guide 2009
Contents
 Why Nanaimo?
 On the Water
 Outdoor Adventure
 Attractions
 Arts and Culture
 Getting Here
 Accommodations
 Hotels/Motels
 Bed & Breakfasts
 Camping/RV
 Matrix

Nanaimo Travel Planner and Accommodations Guide 2009

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