Sunshine & Salt Air: The Sunshine Coast Recreation and Visitor's Guide [Paperback]

Peter A. Robson (Editor), Karen Southern (Contributor), Bryan Carson (Contributor)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 15, 2001

Outdoor adventurers from all over the world come to the Sunshine Coast to enjoy the very best in bicycling, beachcombing, scuba diving, birdwatching, canoeing, kayaking and hiking in rain forests and mountain passes. This new, expanded edition covers the 160 picturesque kilometres of winding coastline from Port Mellon, Gibsons, Sechelt and Pender Harbour to Powell River, Texada island and Lund. It includes a full range of basic outdoor recreation information as well as many new features such as community histories, accommodation and dining listings, fascinating notes on coastal curiosities and a new section on off-road travel.

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About the Author

Peter A. Robson was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. He has spent much of his life crewing and skippering boats in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Caribbean and has worked as a tenderman in the BC salmon industry. He is a freelance writer, and former editor of Westcoast Fisherman. Robson has written and edited hundreds of articles on fishing and logging and is the author of the award-winning bestseller, The Working Forest of British Columbia.

Bryan Carson lives and writes in Halfmoon Bay, British Columbia.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Harbour; Updated Fifth Edition edition (July 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1550171437
• ISBN-13: 978-1550171433
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #455,359 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #70 in Books > Travel > Canada > Provinces > British Columbia
  • #83 in Books > Travel > Specialty Travel > Air Travel

More About the Author

I have spent 18 years as a full time writer and editor based out of British Columbia, Canada. I am an award-winning book author, freelance writer and veteran magazine editor. I spent seven years as an editor/production manager for Harbour Publishing and helped produce more than 200 books, including the Encyclopedia of British Columbia.
I have recently left Pacific Yachting magazine after six years to work full-time at freelance magazine and book writing.
I am a versatile writer with a passion for outdoor adventure, resource industries, the environment, business and technical writing. Among my strengths are substantive editing, research, and the ability to translate complex issues into easy and informative reading.