Sidney By the Sea

On a clear day, looking east from Sidney Pier, across the Haro Strait and past the San Juan Islands, you can see the snowy peak of Mount Baker in Washington State, USA.

This Personal Flotation Device lending kiosk sums up the way of life here - part Lake Wobegon, part Mitford, and part Mayberry RFD. In Hogtown this stand would be tagged with graffiti, and the life jackets gone in a heartbeat.