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Sea level and mountain peak

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Katherine

Some of the mountains in the Pacific Ranges of the southern Coast Mountains, as viewed while transiting from Heriot Bay on Quadra Island to Whaletown on Cortes Island.

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West Coast Echo ex Opal Reef

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Katherine

West Coast Echo in Whaletown

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BC Ferries Whaletown

Posted on March 26, 2017 by Katherine

Heading into the BC Ferries terminal at Whaletown, on Cortes Island

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M/V Tachek at the BC Ferries terminal at Whaletown on Cortes Island We purposely arrived a few hours before the Tachek was due to arrive so we could set up a camp stove and have a cup of soup and … Continue reading →

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Rhododendron and Synergy

Posted on March 26, 2017 by Katherine

Rhododendron and Synergy in Fanny Bay Rhododendron is an ex Washington State ferry – Synergy is a Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull (SWATH). Both are used by Fanny Bay Oysters at their Fanny Bay oyster operation.

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The grand old lady

Posted on March 25, 2017 by Katherine

Heading into Westview Terminal aboard the Queen of Burnaby At first glance it might be annoying that much of the Queen of Burnaby is closed to passengers – all of deck 5 is closed, and below, you can’t go further … Continue reading →