Category Archives: Beach

Smelt Bay Provincial Park

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Katherine

Located on Cortes Island, Smelt Bay Provincial Park is named for the capelin fish that spawn on the shore in late September and early October. These small silver-green, sardine-sized fish draw a variety of other marine life to the area, … Continue reading →

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Filongey

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Katherine

Located on the north side of Denman Island, Fillongley Provincial Park is a beautiful place to bask in the sun on a hot day or just sit back and enjoy the sights and sounds of the ocean. There are ten … Continue reading →

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Queen Of Burnaby

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Katherine

BC Ferries Queen Of Burnaby at the Little River terminal

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Goose Spit – HMCS Quadra

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Katherine

Looking toward HMCS Quadra on Goose Spit

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Queen of Burnaby

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Katherine

Queen of Burnaby at the BC Ferries terminal in Little River on a west coast winter day

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Along the beach

Posted on January 25, 2015 by Katherine

I normally do not post bits and pieces about my life – in part because I try to keep the  focus on images of Vancouver Island, and partly because the Internet is the playground of people who are less than … Continue reading →

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A walk on rocks – and wood

Posted on January 24, 2015 by Katherine

The rocks The wood Poking about on the rocks and driftwood at Open Bay, Quadra Island

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Beach Treasures

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Katherine

A rock and an old rusted washer from a log boom – perhaps not your typical view of treasure but to me they are beach treasures. Of course I am not content to just look at a treasure, I have … Continue reading →

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Rebecca Spit

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Katherine

Overlooking Drew Harbour from Rebecca Spit Marine Provincial Park [fbalbum url=”https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.286894968100888.1073742090.123247217798998&type=3″ size=”187″]

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Cape Mudge lighthouse

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Katherine

Located at the southern tip of Quadra Island, Cape Mudge Lighthouse marks the southern entrance to Discovery Passage.  The lighthouse is equipped with an automated weather-observing system and a solar-powered light, horn and videograph fog sensor A few miles north … Continue reading →

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