Island Dreams: Life on a Wild Island in the Georgia Strait

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Island Dreams: Life on a Wild Island in the Georgia Strait by Walters, Charlie, 9781450233262
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  • ISBN: 9781450233262 | 1450233260
  • Cover: Paperback
  • Copyright: 12/15/2010

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Island Dreamsis a true story of thewonders of British Columbia's northern Gulf Islands. Swimming in the middle of the Strait of Georgia, these enchanting isles are serenaded by whales and surrounded by crushing depths; caressed by languorous calms and brutalized by terrifying storms.Island Dreamstells of one family's moveto Olsen Island, one of the uninhabited gems nestled close by the isle of Lasqueti. Their story tacks through the wild beauty of these islands and dives on glass sponge reefs shimmering in the surrounding depths. It's an exploration of earthquake faults deep below Vancouver Island and the birth of Qualicum winds.Island Dreamsalso chronicles the natural and anthropological history of theislands-their formation, the glaciers thatscoured them, and the first plants and animals that appeared there. It follows the first migrating Asians who skiffed down the coast, and explores the First Nations villages their ancestors founded. The robust cast of characters includes Sisters Islands light keepers and depression-era fishermen who beach-combed lumber for their island fishing shacks.Island Dreamsis also a tale of LasquetiIsland, held out of time by the special folks who make it their home. It is a story of islanders, and of the wind and waves that forge them into believers in the redemptive power of a wild environment.
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