This seems to be from GROWLS (Gabriola Rescue of Wildlife Society); I’ve had a few copies forwarded to me. GROWLS has had calls about a sickly and injured looking seal on the beach. The seal has been identified as a juvenile elephant seal which is moulting. This is an unusual sight here on Gabriola. They [...]
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A few of Gabriola’s petroglyphs are at Sandwell (Lock Bay). Perhaps you’ve seen them? If you’ve looked at lots of Gabriola petroglyphs, you might find yourself at humming one of these things is not like the others when you come across this one. Mary and Ted Bentley’s book, Petroglyph Island, shows a rubbing of this [...]
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I’m on the beach at Sandwell. Some bicycle tourists are getting ready to leave. One crosses the sand to get to me, calling Hello! Excuse me! as she approaches. I know right away what she wants, because this is a conversation I’ve had here before with other cyclists, right here. It goes like this:
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A fine way to begin one’s day.
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On the way to Sandwell, this metal box is at the side of the road, not far from the entrance gate. Any idea what it’s for?
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One morning a few years ago I found over five dozen golf balls on a Gabriola beach. Some were lodged between rocks, some were half-buried in sand, some were tangled in seaweed. Lots were just perched on the sand. The tide had brought them in, but from where? I had visions of a flock of [...]
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