Gambier Island BC bed and breakfast - Gabriels on Gambier

<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" link="#999933" vlink="#669933"> <p align="center"><b><font size="+1" color="#336633"><img src="images/books.jpg" width="178" height="140" alt="Gambier Island B&B and booksellers of rare and out of print books" border="0"><br> <img src="images/logo.gif" width="349" height="83" vspace="0" alt="Gabriels on Gambier Island" border="0"> <br> <i><font color="#666633">Gambier Harbour, Gambier Island </font></i></font></b></p> <p><b><font size="+1" color="#336633">Island Nights... Gabriels on Gambier!</font><font size="+1"><br> </font></b><font color="#336633">Margaret and Leagh Gabriel invite you to partake in the Gambier Island lifestyle from the relaxing tranquil setting of Gabriels on Gambier Bed, Book & Breakfast. Sleep late in one of our comfortable, rustic book-lined <b><a href="rooms.html" target="content">rooms</a></b>, get up when you please and sit down to one of the best <b><a href="rooms.html#food" target="content">breakfasts</a></b> in British Columbia!</font></p> <p align="center"><img src="images/mainhouse.jpg" width="300" height="195" alt="Gabriels on Gambier bed and breakfast from outside" border="1"></p> <p><font color="#336633"><b><font size="+1">Rare books and unique peace</font></b><br> Formerly the owners of <b>MARGARET GABRIEL: BOOKSELLER</b> in Vancouver, the Gabriels are devoted to the twinned deities of rare and First Edition books and fine culinary arts. Visitors to Gabriels on Gambier can expect not only the peaceful ambiance of Gambier Island, but a library of over 2500 books to plunder for an afternoon read under the orchard's boughs or alongside our private pond. Many of our repeat guests are writers and certainly readers! </font></p> <p><font color="#336633">Of course if you want to sit inside and keep us company while we whip up one of our <a href="rooms.html#food"><b>extraordinary teas or breakfasts</b></a> (or dinner - available upon request - if it suits your fancy), pull up a chair because you have the run of main area of the house and we love to talk about the literary life, food, the simple pleasures of Gambier Island living... we count our guests as our friends! <b>Margaret is professionally trained</b> and has owned her own catering business, La Chanterelle, in Vancouver.</font></p> <p><font color="#336633"><b><font size="+1">Island rambles</font></b><br> <img src="images/path.jpg" width="154" height="240" align="right" border="1" alt="One of the great Gambier hikes">Gambier Island affords quiet walks amidst a rainforest setting. Picnics on secluded beaches. Varied bird-watching. The gravel roads are ideal for hiking and mountain biking. The beauty of Gambier Island is a magnet for artists, and we can provide you with information about studios and artists on the Island you can visit during your stay.</font></p> <p><font color="#336633">You can also walk down to the Gambier Island General Store, a 3 km. walk away and a great place for a bite, a beer or a refreshing juice and casual banter with islanders. The Island is a perfect getaway retreat from the pressures and demands of city life, and moves at a nostalgic pace - you'll find you've never slept better nor been more spoiled with nature, books, and fine food than at Gabriels on Gambier! Couples and single travelers alike will find our B&B a welcome respite that feeds the mind, soul and body alike. </font></p> <p><font color="#336633">Gabriels on Gambier Island is adult-oriented, and our resident cats, Ripley and Panther, have requested a no pets policy - they enjoy human visitors but are possessive otherwise! </font></p> <p><font color="#336633"><b><font size="+1">How to get to Gabriels Bed, Book and Breakfast</font></b><br> You can drive to Gibsons and park your car there, or better yet, for a truly stress-free getaway, leave your car behind and take the West Vancouver Blue Bus to Horseshoe Bay. Walk on to BC Ferries to Langdale and transfer to the Dogwood Princess foot passenger ferry to New Brighton on Gambier Island. (*Note: at this time there is no room aboard the Dogwood run for kayaks, bicycles etc). Alternatively, on weekends, you may wish to catch the Mercury Water Taxi from Horseshoe Bay directly to Gambier Harbour, which is almost on our doorstep.</font></p> <p align="center"><img src="images/island.jpg" width="300" height="96" border="1" alt="Gambier Island from the sea"></p> <p><font color="#336633"><b>Mercury Water Taxi </b>(reservations required, bicycles taken)<br> (604) 921-7451<br> <b><a href="http://bcferries.bc.ca/schedules/mainland/index.html" target="_top">BC Ferries</a> </b>- Langdale/Horseshoe Bay Run<br> <b><a href="http://bcferries.bc.ca/schedules/mainland/lgik.html">Gambier/Keats Run</a></b></font><font color="#336633"><br> (no bicycles on Dogwood Princess)<br> 1-888-223-3779<br> <b>Gambier Island Water Taxi</b><br> (604) 886-8321</font> </p> <p><font color="#666633"><b><a href="welcome.html" target="content">The Gabriels at Home</a> | <a href="rooms.html">The Rooms</a> | <a href="rooms.html#food">The Food</a></b></font><i><font color="#666633"> | <a href="http://www.bigpacific.com" target="_top">The Sunshine Coast</a><br> 604-886-0419 Email: <a href="mailto:m_gabriel@sunshine.net">m_gabriel@sunshine.net</a></font></i></p> <p align="left"></p> </body>