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Tuesday, May 4th, 2010
Tomorrow the girls will be heading off to the farm…Gabriola’s Belvedere Farm to be exact. A wonderful old homestead farm located at the South end of Gabriola, Belvedere farm is a beautiful piece of farmland in an amazing setting. The Hope Center preschool with it’s fabulous teachers, amazing kids, and helpful parents are in for an afternoon full of sheep, lambs, gardens, barns and countless other exciting surprises. Both the girls are looking forward to seeing the animals and I am sure I will hear all about it amongst the plea’s for a lamb of their very own. This island has so much to offer that the field trips are rich and educational without ever having to hop on the ferry, we are very grateful for being here!
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Thursday, April 22nd, 2010
We had a wonderful and sunny Earth Day here on Gabriola and we celebrated in one of the best places possible, our fantastic Descanso Bay Regional Park! Both of my daughters and my niece attend the same preschool and today’s class was held at the park with a fabulous talk about the intertidal zone, forest zones and the plants and animals that exist within all. The kids were also taught not to litter, to put all critters back where they found them and not to bring home things in their pockets:) This wonderful walk was followed by much deserved snacks, hot chocolate and stories. The kids were exceptional and had a really nice time. A big thanks to everybody involved in organizing this day, we are so lucky to live in such a special community!
Posted in At the Sea, Beaches, Flora and Fauna, Gabriola Island, Gabriola Living, Gulf Island Lifestyle, Holidays and Special Events, Kids | No Comments »
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010
Earth Day is coming up on April 22, this Thursday! To help celebrate my daughter’s preschool class is going to Descanso Bay Regional Park. Once there they will be lead by Natalie Godin in a nature walk and beach/foreshore exploration. Descanso Bay Park is also home to Gabriola’s fantastic campground which we use in the summer when we only have a short time to get away. The beach is sandstone and small pebble and there is both a lovely meadow and much forested area so it will be perfect for a guided walk for the preschoolers. The kids are very excited about both the field trip and Earth Day! My oldest says it is a time when we are reminded to take care of the Earth by turn off the water and lights when not using, make less garbage and eat good food:) Kids are so smart!
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Tuesday, October 6th, 2009
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Dolphin sightings have been increasingly common in the Strait of Georgia, particularly at this time of year and a group of around 200 Pacific white sided Dolphins have been spotted frolicking near Entrance Island off the shores of Gabriola. Photo credit “NOAA”.
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Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
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It is the time of year for gathering mushrooms and for us this means Chanterelles. These mushrooms can be found on Gabriola along forested pathways and in mossy clearings among the trees and they are very easy to recognize. My favorite way to prepare and enjoy them is painted with olive oil, seasoned with mesquite and cooked over an open fire – put a couple of fish beside them and you have a great meal!
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Saturday, July 18th, 2009
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You need to watch for it off to the north side as you drive through the ‘tunnel’ on North Road. Elder Cedar Nature Reserve. There is a beautiful hiking trail, through a seasonal stream bed, past a huge old cedar and down a meandering pathway through a shoulder high thicket of ferns and on. This is a beautiful example of the natural Gabiola forest.
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Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
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Mudge Island is a stone’s throw across False Narrows from Gabriola and Dodds Narrows separates Mudge from Vancouver Island. Dodds Narrows is very narrow as the name suggests and 90 feet deep. It offers safe passage for almost any pleasure boat and a swift tide. We have watched long lines of boats pop through this marine pass when the tide is right. On the day we visited the water was very clear, with sea weeds, little white jelly fish, star fish, sea anenomes and sea mushrooms (or maybe they were cauliflowers) all quite visible. Along the water’s edge are fantastic sandstone shapes and arbutus, stonecrop and indian paint brush hug the rocks.
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