Discover Gabriola with the Lynch Group Blog
Our Discover Gabriola blog features what we think is the best of Gabriola Island, sights, experiences, what’s happening, and a bit about our daily lives in the community!
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Live It Up Run. An amazing 8km route to Tigh Na Mara.
Standerwick Personal Training has created the ultimate running experience ! They have found the perfect combination, a stunning setting, an achievable distance, a great running route that takes you through quiet roads, and beautiful trails along the shore and ends with drinks and tapas at Tigh Na Mara Resort & Spa. The first “Live it Up Run” was held […]
Home Energy Evaluation – Give Away UPDATE
Want tips about keeping your home warm, reducing your energy needs and access to grants and rebates ? Tina, Guy and I recently attended a pilot energy assessment course in Nanaimo. As participants we were given access to a few free Home Energy Audits (Valued at $300ea) to give away. There are no fees to […]
Gabriola Ferry. How’s the line up looking ?
In case you like to spend every last minute at work or home before you head to the ferry, you might find the Gabriola Island Ferry Cam useful. It shows when the next sailing is leaving, the current location of the ferry, and it has three cameras showing you the ferry line up on the Gabriola […]
Ravenskill Orchards. Gabriola
I went to Ravenskill Orchards with my son and his class on a school field trip, not only did we get to see an amazingly beautiful orchard, but we learned about grafting trees, how to pick apples, and the history of this beautiful U-pcick farm. They have delicious heritage apples, a sweet apple cider, and the addictive sweet […]
Gabriola Sea Cucumber
Yes, this handsome creature can be found at the bottom of the sea. If you’re jigging near the bottom you might accidently catch one on your hook, that seemed to be my luck this summer. The good news was that I was also fortunate to catch a few rock cod as well (definitely my preference) and […]
Gabriola Studio Tour (No.6)
Thanksgiving is almost here and so it the annual Gabriola Studio Tour ! This is the 18th tour and there are more than 60 artists displaying their work on the island, the creativity and talent is sure to amaze you. Studios will be open from 10-4 on Sat.Sun.Mon (Oct 11-13). Artworks at the Folklife Village […]
The Nanaimo Child Development Center. Meet Andy.
I’m a huge fan and supporter of the Nanaimo Child Development Center and the work they do. They really offer a lot of support to families and make a difference to the long term success of kids in our area. Recently, they came to Gabriola to create a video of Andy as part of a promotion […]
MOMAR (mind over mountain adventure race)
The MOMAR is a great adventure race that occurs every year in Cumberland. It’s a fantastic host town with lots of community spirit, a huge supply of volunteers and lots of amazing mountain biking. Last year, I trained with a good friend and we completed the MOMAR together after a grueling 6 hours of kayaking, […]
Gabriola’s Newest Website www.DiscoverGabriola.com
The Lynch Group is very excited to announce the launch of our new website www.DiscoverGabriola.com . This is a website designed for you, the discerning buyer or seller of real estate on Gabriola. Learn about our community as well as activities and resources within them. Stay connected with what’s happening on Gabriola… Our community […]
An evening on Mudge Island
We were fortunate to have been invited over to dinner on Mudge Island this past weekend. Mudge island is a small island located between Gabriola and Cedar, with boat access only, it has an abundance of rural charm. To get there, we met our skipper down at the boat launch on El Verano and headed over to the […]
