Boats are a better way to sit on top of water than strapping life vests to reclining chairs or filling ponds with gelatin powder. Transform buoys into ottomans with today's Groupon: for $33, you get a one-hour boat rental for up to six passengers, safety equipment, and a tank of gas at Squamish Harbour Boat Rentals (a $75 value).

Squamish Harbour Boat Rentals' expert staff rents out fully fueled 17' Hourston vessels and enlightens each customer with detailed operational instructions to navigate self-guided tours of Howe Sound. Up to six adventurers pull on life jackets, pirouette down the dock, and rev a 60-horse power Yamaha outboard motor. Spanning 46 km from Horseshoe Bay to Squamish, Howe Sound brims with wildlife and picturesque views of rolling hills, snowcapped mountains, and lush forests. Passengers marvel at the glaciated coastline and scattered islands around Halkett Bay Marine Park and photograph ancient animal-shaped pictographs along Furry Creek. Boaters with fishing licenses can pause to drop lines into the tranquil water or dive for freshwater fruit punch in their fellow sailor's goblets.