Fernhill Road
If you don't know where to go, you can drive along Fernghill road to hit most of the island’s shops, post offices, grocery stores, gas stations, and restaurants. It takes about 6 minutes to drive from the eastern edge to the west of the 21-square-kilometre island on this road. One of my favourite stops was the Thrift store, run by Agricultural Society volunteers, they accept donations from the community and reselling the mishmash of treasures at a low cost to raise money to support the maintenance of the Agricultural Hall, the Mayne Island Lock-up Museum and other community initiatives. Another gem was The Mayne Island Community Library, a quaint construct made entirely of timber that was cut and milled on the island by local volunteers. Built to capture the beautiful views over Miner’s Bay Park, go to read a book or enjoy the free wifi!
Visiting many of the neighbourly shops, there are lots of organic products to choose from. I was also tempted by the work of local artists displayed everywhere by finally I settled for a fantastic locally made skin maintenance lotion.
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