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01/05/2003 Archived Entry: "Good...and yet...just good"

Well, we really liked Gabriola Island, but at the end of our two days there, hanging out with Rich, looking at the houses, getting a feel for the could-we-live-here question.......it just doesn't feel right. We're far from disappointed, this means that we can cross one possibility off our list and move on searching elsewhere. Woulda been cool to live near Rich and Bill though, maybe get together an island LAN gaming and RPG group, take up some artistic pursuits and relax more :)

On the big plus side: it was beautiful and incredibly beautiful. Photo gallery is here; there are no descriptions because many of the photos are similar, as I was looking for a better angle or better light or waiting for a certain thing to happen. A couple notes though: 1) the male one is Rich, the female one is Jen, 2) the boring sky picture has two full-grown eagles that look like dots in the sky [this may be the same couple who have a young adult child], 3) the pitch-black one is the night sky [if you jam the gamma up to max maybe you'll see something], 4) the dead bird on the fence is an eagle [who died of natural causes as far as I know], 5) that whole area creeped Jen right out.

If you've got questions, post a comment and I will be glad to answer!

We nabbed a nice chunk of Arbutus driftwood for our balcony to remind us of the place, right now it's sitting in the hall being sniffed by Pico.

Next, we are going to take a day or two each and look at Galiano Island, Mayne Island, Pender Island and a few others. Galiano is the biggest and quite possibly has the most different things to explore and choose from. If any of my readers know anything about these islands please let me know!