My folks live aboard a boat and spend much of their time around Vancouver Island. They're up on the Alaskan coast right now, but they've introduced me to lots of beautiful places in BC: Friday Harbor, Sucia Island (sp?), Sidney, Butchart Gardens, on and on. With two small kids (3 yrs, and 8 months) it's going to be a while before we visit again. But they love BC... and so do I, as much as I've seen.