Monthly Archives: October 2016

Island Scout and ITB Supplier

Island Scout and ITB Supplier at the Suncor fuel terminal at Brechin Point, Nanaimo   Island Scout: Built: 2006, Hull-Jinling Shipyard, PRC Length, overall: 23.92m / 78.4’ Breadth, moulded: 7.54 m / 24.7’ Depth, moulded: 3.96 m / 13’ Lightship … Continue reading

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Goose Spit – the beach shelter

The beach shelter on Goose Spit

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Snuneymuxw First Nation totems

Snuneymuxw First Nation totem – Nanaimo

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Snuneymuxw First Nation totems

Snuneymuxw First Nation totems

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Freedom Charger and Sans Peur

Freedom Charger and Sans Peur at Comox Fisherman’s Wharf

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Craig Heritage Park

  Craig Heritage Park – Parksville

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Englishman River Estuary

A foggy gray day on the Englishman River, walking along the estuary trail toward Parksville and Georgia Strait. and some video…

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Abandoned

An abandoned house – or is it just empty not likely to be filled again?

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Reflections on life

Reflections on life, in two windows a few feet apart…

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Petroglyph Provincial Park

Petroglyph Provincial Park – south of Nanaimo Petroglyph Provincial Park was established in 1948 to protect the petroglyphs that were created over 1,000 years ago by First Nations peoples. The traditional carvings in the sandstone bluffs depict everything from mystical … Continue reading

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