Saturday Travel Feature
FBIFanny Bay, B.C.
"Fanny Bay is a small hamlet in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is located on Baynes Sound on the east coast of Vancouver Island. In 2001, its population was listed as 744.[1] It is best-known for its fine oysters." Wikipedia (See Link 1.) Fanny Bay is situated on the old Island Highway running mainly along the waterfront on the east side of Vancouver Island. Fanny Bay Inn sits right on that Highway. In fact its address is 7480 Island Highway. It is about 3/4 of the way between Nanaimo-the mid Island ferry crossing from mainland, and Courtenay-the northern ferry crossing from the mainland. "15 minutes south of Courtenay." (Link 4.) And it is three miles south of the ferry crossing to Denman Island.
Fanny Bay, B.C. on Vancouver Island (Mapquest)
The Fanny Bay Inn is affectionately known by the locals as the FBI. The Inn has even sold T shirts and hats with its FBI insignia. "Drop in at the landmark Fanny Bay Inn, known on the island as the FBI. This is a real roadhouse, with local clientele, a fine fireplace, the obligatory collection of tankards, a dart board, and hearty pub fare. A low-key, convenient stop on the trek north from " (Link 2.) It "was voted the most authentic British Pub in British Columbia." (Link 3.)
Fanny Bay Inn was built in 1938 and originally was used as an inn with 6 rooms to let. When you enter the pub doors under the overhang on the right side of the front of the building you will see: a fire in the fireplace to the right, round dark wood pub tables surrounded by captain's chairs, a bar running across the back of the room, and the walls covered with local photos. An alcove on the far side in the back looks out onto the backyard where there are picnic tables in the summer.
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Thank you: To Mapquest. To Rick Grant at the FBI for additional information.
Photo: Taken in Fanny Bay, B.C. in December 2006 by SW.
Link 4: http://fannybayinn.com/
