Category Archives: lighthouse

Chrome Island

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Katherine

Chrome Island in Baynes Sound at the south end of Denman Island

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Gabriola

Posted on May 5, 2016 by Katherine

Entrance Island Light viewed from Orlebar Point on Gabriola Island A much larger version is available…

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Gabriola – Degnen Bay fishing boats

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Katherine

There is a certain order to the apparent chaos of gear and lines on fishing boats – you have to look for it, especially in settings where there are many boats vying for a spot on the dock. Fishing boats … Continue reading →

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MV Quinsam

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Katherine

BC Ferries MV Quinsam passing Protection Island

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Barges and Boats

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Katherine

BC Ferries MV Queen of Oak Bay and a tug and tow on Georgia Strait, viewed from Gabriola Sands Provincial Park on Gabriola Island

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Arctic Hooper and Fraser Link

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Katherine

Arctic Hooper and Fraser Link barge passing Entrance Island

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Queen of Alberni

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Katherine

BC Ferries Queen of Alberni passing Entrance Island Light

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Coastal Renaissance

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Katherine

BC Ferries Coastal Renaissance transiting Georgia Strait

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Gabriola – birds in the bay

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Katherine

Birds courting in Percy Anchorage, at the end of Northumberland Channel between Gabriola Island and Mudge Island

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Entrance Island

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Katherine

Entrance Island Light The first Entrance Island lighthouse was a square white wood tower rising sixty-five feet about high water -the lighthouse’s six lamps were first lit on June 8, 1876. In 1891, a fifth-order dioptric apparatus, visible for fourteen … Continue reading →

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