Monthly Archives: June 2015

BC Ferries – Kelsey Bay

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Katherine

If you travel up Highway 19 to Sayward, and then drive down to Kelsey Bay, you can see, and touch a very interesting piece of coastal history. I stopped to explore and touch what was at one time the BC … Continue reading →

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Woss Community Hatchery

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Katherine

The salmon hatchery in Woss [fbalbum url=”https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.307440836046301.1073742151.123247217798998&type=3&” size=”187″]

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Logging equipment

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Katherine

Shut down lumber mills and surplus logging equipment are fairly common sights on Vancouver Island. While the equipment ages and is superseded by modern equipment, the mills are usually gone for good. Looking across Discovery Pass toward Quadra Island, from … Continue reading →

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HMCS Yellowknife

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Katherine

A visit with the Royal Canadian Navy aboard HMCS Yellowknife in Campbell River Yellowknife is a Kingston-class Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel based at CFB Esquimalt. She was laid down on 7 November 1996 at Halifax Shipyards Ltd., Halifax and was … Continue reading →

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Campbell River Indian Band cruise ship terminal

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Katherine

Not your normal view of the Campbell River Indian Band cruise ship terminal Looking north toward Discovery Pass

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Royston

Posted on June 13, 2015 by Katherine

A bit of time well spent, enjoying a spring low tide on the beach at Royston. There’s a lot of history in this area, mostly involving coal, logging and fisheries – while some of what we have done in the … Continue reading →

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Royston – little crabs

Posted on June 13, 2015 by Katherine

Low tide at the beach in Royston – you can relax, dig for clams, mess about with a camera or two or go looking for some little crabs. Sometimes we visit the crabs in the water, and sometimes when they … Continue reading →

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Royston – walking in the water

Posted on June 13, 2015 by Katherine

A warm spring evening and I’m enjoying the beach at Royston at low tide – with a camera of course, and wearing my crocs so it’s time for a bit of messing about in the water.

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Fighting Falcons

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Katherine

F-16 departing CFB Comox Two F-16C Block 30E Fighting Falcons from 18th Aggressor Squadron, based at Eielson AFB, Alaska. [fbalbum url=”https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.307000982756953.1073742146.123247217798998&type=3″ size=”187″]

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Western Mariner and Sandy Ann

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Katherine

Western Mariner and Sandy Ann in Campbell River

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