Monthly Archives: August 2016

Fanny Bay–alongside Rhododendrum

27’ whalers from HMCS Quadra Cadet Summer Training Center rafted overnight at Fanny Bay alongside MV Rhododendrum, across Baynes Sound from Denman Island.

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Fanny Bay

27’ whalers from HMCS Quadra rafted overnight alongside MV Rhododendrum

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Fanny Bay sea lions

Sea  lions resting beside a barge in Fanny Bay

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The train don’t run here anymore…

The pictures in this series speak for themselves – no further comment is necessary when viewing where the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway once operated the Dayliner passenger  service between Courtenay and Victoria.

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E&N Victoria Subdivision – Mile 116.80 Gainsberg Road crossing

The E&N crossing at mile 116.80 – Gainsberg Road, near Bowser Looking east toward Fanny Bay Looking west toward Qualicum Bay

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The train don’t run here anymore…

The pictures in this series speak for themselves – no further comment is necessary when viewing where the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway once operated the Dayliner passenger  service between Courtenay and Victoria.

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The train don’t run here anymore…

The pictures in this series speak for themselves – no further comment is necessary when viewing where the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway once operated the Dayliner passenger  service between Courtenay and Victoria.

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The train don’t run here anymore…

The pictures in this series speak for themselves – no further comment is necessary when viewing where the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway once operated the Dayliner passenger  service between Courtenay and Victoria.

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BC Ferries – Island Sky

BC Ferries Island Sky approaching the Little River terminal

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Eagle and crow

Eagle and crow on the shore of Georgia Strait near Qualicum Bay

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