Only 11 more days! I can’t believe it. It seems like just a couple of days ago this was months away. And now we’re on the home stretch. Job and I are looking forward to seeing everyone, eating good food, and having fun in the sun. It’s supposed to be in the low to mid twenties the whole weekend, with a little bit of cloud cover on the wedding day, but otherwise lots of sunshine.

I’ve compiled a few resources for those of you who are driving here. Getting to Clam Bay Farm is easy, and it’s quite close to the ferry terminal.

First, I’ve created a Google Map that shows important locations on Pender Island. Some of you may have seen this already, but I’ve now added the driving routes to Clam Bay Farm and the Chernyk House. Google Maps doesn’t really do directions on the island well, so you’ll have to make do with my art skills! Click here to see the map.

Click here to see a printable pdf map of the Pender Islands.

Finally, click here to read a previous post with a whole bunch of travel-related links, including ferries, seaplanes, etc.

If you would like any more information to appear here, let us know: jobandmel (at) gmail (dot) com.

For those who are interested, we are registered at The Bay and Home Outfitters. Thanks to Melani for the reminder! To see them online, go to http://www.thebay.com and click on “national gift registry.” Then search by one of our names. I just noticed that they have my name wrong on there, though. They have:

“Job Yarkie” and “Melanie Cherynk”

I will call them to have this fixed and edit this post when it has been fixed.

[Edited to add: They now have our names spelled correctly! Search away!]

They also have a wedding countdown on the registry site: only 92 11 days left, apparently! Wow!

• BC Ferries — homepage
  
• BC Ferries — Southern Gulf Islands schedules
• seaplane (Van – Pender)
• airport shuttle (Victoria)
• airport shuttle (Vancouver)
• Victoria buses
• Vancouver public transit

Some advice on ferries:

If you are flying into Vancouver, you have options. You can take a ferry from Vancouver directly to Pender Island, but this only happens twice a day (early in the morning and late at night). You will have better luck if you go from Vancouver to Victoria and then “do the turn-around” and take the ferry from Victoria to Pender. Van to Vic ferries run every hour on the hour at that time of year, and there are several ferries from Victoria to Pender per day, depending on which day you choose to go. It’s probably a good idea to get a reservation on the Van to Vic or Van to Pender ferry, but remember that a reservation DOES NOT guarantee you a spot on the ferry! See the BC Ferries webpage for more information.

We look forward to seeing you here!

Congratulations on finding your way to our website. We’re looking forward to seeing you all on Pender, but we realize that finding accomodation here may be a challenge. Here are a few links to websites that list accomodations on Pender:

• Gulf Islands Online — lists price range, amenities, and links to official websites
  
• Pender Island Guide — not as many listings as above, but includes pictures
  
• Travel BC

Here is some information on camping: Pender Islands Camping.

Here is a printable pdf map of the North island. Melanie’s parents live in the Port Washington area, on Paisley Road. The wedding will be in the Clam Bay area, which is also at the very north end of the island, so keep this in mind. However, it is a short trip by car or bike to most places on North Pender, and there is a taxi service.

Here is a Google Map of some important locations on Pender Island. For an idea of travel time, it takes us about 15 minutes to drive from the Chernyk house to the Driftwood Centre.

I hope this is helpful! Let us know if you have any questions.

We can be reached on email at jobandmel (at) gmail (dot) com.

Hope to see you in July!