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Gambier Island
the simple life!
Thanks to Margaret Gabriel of Gabriels Bed, Book and Breakfast for writing this piece!
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Gambier Island embraces the stress-laden in green nurturance. From the moment you step onto the BC Ferries passenger-ferry "Stormaway III " at Langdale (604 886-4420), you will feel that you have stepped back to another era. An era when people had the time to stop and chat, to ask if you need a ride, to give you directions and in general to wish you well.
There are 125 full-time residents . This number swells to around 600 in the summer but as Gambier is larger than Bowen Island there is plenty of room to be peaceful and quiet.
There are beaches - great for swimming and kayaking, beautiful trails through the forest where you will see deer and eagles in abundance, camping at Gambier Lake which is a 3 -hour hike from New Brighton.
Want to meet the locals? The Gambier Island General Store stocks everything from anchovies to zucchini and provides meals (with wine or beer, sorry no off-sales yet) and good home-baking or attend one of the island events at the Community Hall, events such as Craft Fairs, Robbie Burns Night, August Potluck Dinner and Pie Auction with proceeds going to the upkeep of the Hall,T'ai Chi classes, Fitness Classes, Seniors' events.
There are 3 B&B's, one at West Bay and 2 at Gambier Harbour. All the owners are most hospitable and knowlegeable about the island.
Gambier is a haven for artists and writers some of whom are full-time residents. Arrangements can be made to visit studios. Be assured that your visit to Gambier Island, at any time of the year, will be memorable. There is something to be said for cosying up to a wood fire with a good book or good conversation while the wind and rain storm outside.
So don't just think Summer, think raingear and
gumboots and coming back to a great meal and snuggling down in bed
warmed with a hot water bottle. Year-round Gambier Island makes
for a terrifically laid-back escape from the pressures of the Real
World!
How to get to Gambier
To get to Gibsons, take the Sunshine Coast ferry from Horseshoe Bay in West Vancouver to the Langdale terminal. Or, if you're coming from Powell River, take the ferry from Saltery Bay to Earls Cove at the north end of the Sunshine Coast. (For ferry details, see the website: www.bcferries.bc.ca, or call 1-888-BCFERRY.)
Gambier/Keats Ferry Information
See the Gabriels on Gambier Bed, Book and Breakfast web site for more information about the Dogwood Princess.
