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Mar 11th 2013 | 9:49 am

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Originally Posted by Theoldfields

Thanks. I'm not convinced we'll look back too fondly on these 3months as although the mixture of nerves and excitement has it's moments the 'goodbyes' are no fun at all and we've lived abroad before!

Where abroad did you guys live before - was in in North America?

Mar 11th 2013 | 9:54 am

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Where abroad did you guys live before - was in in North America?

We lived in Germany and the Netherlands so to be fair this one is a bit further and the others were for two or three years whereas this is open ended so I guess it is a bit different for the mother in law.

Mar 11th 2013 | 10:48 am

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Yes - the whole goodbye thing aint so nice! My hubby was lucky as he ended up having to move out 2 weeks ahead of me and the kids so he missed most of the goodbyes! Most of our family have been out to see us on various occasions and we have found that the time spent with them has been quality time so this has helped. My Father has been out for 3 separate visits - 5 months at a time so I have seen him more since we moved here than I did in the UK!

Mar 14th 2013 | 11:03 am

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Sounds like it's all worked out pretty well. My parents are coming for a visit in September already which is good news. Whereabouts in the Okanagan are are you to be golfing already?

Mar 14th 2013 | 1:32 pm

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Sounds like it's all worked out pretty well. My parents are coming for a visit in September already which is good news. Whereabouts in the Okanagan are are you to be golfing already?

Penticton, the golf course opened up a few weeks ago now. 15 degrees at the moment so the golfers are pretty happy.

Mar 14th 2013 | 1:45 pm

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The golf courses are open in Kelowna too - I think most in the valley are now.

Mar 15th 2013 | 9:15 am

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Originally Posted by rivingtonpike

We don't have a store, but we do manufacture the ice cream just off the Malahat at our factory there. There are a few outlets for it in Mill Bay - most of our sales are in Greater Victoria and the Saanich Peninsular.

Spotted your ice cream in a store near us the other day (Red Barn Market, Brookside Road)... A wee tub of it is now lurking/quaking in our freezer... it must know it does not have long to live!

Mar 15th 2013 | 4:03 pm

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Originally Posted by Hawk13

Depends on what you looking for I guess. I prefer being by the ocean, don't mind rain, am done with snow, don't like the dry dustbowl summers, have a better paying job and several great friends that live on the Island and lastly, I can mountain bike all year round.

Like all the discussions on here, what fits my needs may not fit others, so, there's nothing that I would say to look out for - it's just different strokes for different folks.

If you come to the LM or the Island expect 8 months of perpetual rain. More depressing than the UK because it is usually cold rain. Give me the Okanagan climate any day. The sea brings cloud and rain and is bloody cold. If you like the sea go to Maui!