Category Archives: Georgia Strait

Nanaimo views – a snowy day

Posted on February 20, 2018 by Katherine

A snow covered Nanaimo, Gabriola Island, Georgia Strait, and the Sunshine Coast

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BC Ferries – Queen of Burnaby

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Katherine

Queen of Burnaby heading into the BC Ferries terminal at Little River

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Piper’s Lagoon – low tide

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Katherine

A mysterious section of sun bleached spine A rather large and quite dead jelly fish And a killer Mr Crabby! Besides the incoming tide and a bit of poking about on the tidal flat of the lagoon, there were also … Continue reading →

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Prague Express

Posted on January 14, 2018 by Katherine

Hapag-Lloyd container ship Prague Express and bulk carrier Hyundai Passion

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Salish Raven

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Katherine

Salish Raven berthed due to a canceled sailing when a stormy day precluded departing the BC Ferries terminal in Little River.

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Across the strait – Piper’s Lagoon

Posted on December 23, 2017 by Katherine

There I was, at Piper’s Lagoon looking across Georgia Strait to the Sunshine Coast and the Pacific Ranges of the Coastal Mountains. The light was rapidly fading at 3:30 and soon it would be too dark for handheld shots. I … Continue reading →

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Across the strait – Piper’s Lagoon

Posted on December 22, 2017 by Katherine

Looking at the mountains across Georgia Strait from Piper’s Lagoon Although pretty much all of the southern ocean waters around Vancouver Island were encapsulated under the umbrella of the Salish Sea in July 2010, , it’s still Georgia Strait on … Continue reading →

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BC Ferries – Island Sky

Posted on December 19, 2017 by Katherine

MV Island Sky at the BC Ferries terminal in Little River

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Birds, boats, and the beach

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Katherine

Birds, boats, and the beach – looking across the Salish Sea from Goose Spit

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Seagulls or Sea Gulls?

Posted on December 11, 2017 by Katherine

Seagulls or Sea Gulls? What most people refer to as seagulls or sea gulls are actually birds in the scientifically classified family Laridae- the gull and tern” family with more than 35 species in it. Gulls at Point Holmes, but … Continue reading →

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