a very lively harbour just taking a quick bath... tub the Salish Sea opens north of Nanaimo crab cakes, anyone? everybody's headed for the Dinghy Dock Pub lunch on Newcastle Island get the picture at Petroglyph Park, Gabriola Island music by the sea if they come, we're ready Nanaimo Aquatic Centre lots of ways to get on the water gives new meaning to dog paddle sea it to believe it off-loading on Gabriola Island dock reserved for large yachts starfish light, starfish bright Stone Marina feel the energy of Nanaimo two artificial and many natural reefs he'll be back the pipes are blaring, the cannons are booming another fishing option snug and safe in the Boat Basin fresh from the sea never know what you'll see on Nanaimo waterfront