Tag Archives: family adventure

The Launch

Posted on June 3, 2013 by D

One of the things our children love about time on the island is how unstructured their time is. They don’t have to be anywhere for a certain time or be doing a certain thing. We spend a lot of time … Continue reading →

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Home Sweet Island Home

Posted on December 24, 2012 by D

Two ferries and two patchy sleeps later we were on Pender. Now most people who have just bought a house without ever having set foot in it would be quite anxious to see what they have bought, but we are … Continue reading →

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“I hope the house is there.”

Posted on December 19, 2012 by D

It is now the end of July. Technically we have taken possession of our house on the island. We haven’t seen it yet, but we’ve taken possession. Our furniture has arrived and is sitting in the house. The last thing … Continue reading →

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How quickly things change……

Posted on December 5, 2012 by D

After the experience of the home inspection of the cabin in the woods we were a bit deflated. The search was starting to get old. We had been looking for months, read through hundreds upon hundreds of real estate listings, and … Continue reading →

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Quintessential Island Retreat?

Posted on November 22, 2012 by D

The weeks have ticked by since our visit to the coast. In Alberta we are in full blown winter. We watch the weather report in BC and amazingly all of the temperatures are above zero. This only adds to our … Continue reading →

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Looking West, Heading West

Posted on October 30, 2012 by D

So here we are back in December of 2011. We had been internet house hunting and had found a little place in the South Gulf Islands of British Columbia that had caught our eye. Now when I say we had found … Continue reading →

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