One of the wonderful things about Gabriola being so close to Vancouver Island is the ease at which we can make a day trip up to Mt. Washington. Yesterday for a treat we took the family, including my sister-in-law visiting from Toronto, up to the mountain to go snow tubing for the afternoon. What a… Read more »
Happy Holidays to all
Wishing you a Happy Holidays and wonderful 2012 from our family to yours. May you be surrounded by love, warmth and light this holiday season! All the best, Carly, Robyn, and Lesley McMahon
Gift Giving Gabriola Style
This year I have made a pact that the majority of my Christmas gifts will be locally bought from our incredible selection of local merchants and artists. You may ask “How do you decide where to go as they are all so fantastic?” and you would be right! I usually start at the craft fairs… Read more »
Wild Weather on Gabriola
What started out as a beautiful day yesterday here on Gabriola turned into an intense yet short storm unlike what we have seen in recent years. From out of no where the atmospheric pressure dropped quickly, and 100 km/hr wind came up blowing and chaos ensued. 30 minutes later the power was out to the… Read more »
Zombies Attack…
Gabriola survived a zombie attack on the village area yesterday, albeit we now have a slightly lower population of living but a higher number of undead! At 1:45 pm on Saturday October 29th a small but terrifying group of zombies descended on the downtown of Gabriola Island searching for good eats. Thankfully they were slow… Read more »