Gulf Islands Guide

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Summary: A travel guide without a point of view
Review: I just field tested Rinn's book on a 7-day trip to Salt Spring Island.

The most useful part of the book is the "getting there" section, which is quite informative. Beyond that, it's just a book of lists. The author gives no opinion or rating of the quality of restaurants or lodgings, and shows no price range indicators.

You'd be better off to head straight for the Chamber of Commerce-sponsored traveler information office on your selected island destination. You'll get most all of the information that's included in this guide.

Rating:
Summary: Excellent, useful, easy reading guide
Review: The Gulf Islands Guide is a really thorough description of Saltspring, Galiano, Mayne, North and South Pender, and Saturna Islands in British Columbia. It is laid out in a clear, easy to follow format that tracks on each of the islands. The ferry information makes it easy to get there with information on both American and Canadian ferries. The maps are clear and easy to follow as well as being bound into the book so they are right there when you need them! The chapter for each island begins with points that particularly stand out for each island - a nice way that helped us choose which islands we wanted to visit. Email addresses and websites are another bonus as well as a thorough index. Lots of good features that make it very user friendly.