Category Archives: ocean

BC Ferries – Howe Sound Queen

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Katherine

Howe Sound Queen at the BC Ferries terminal in Crofton

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BC Ferries – Howe Sound Queen

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Katherine

Howe Sound Queen at the Vesuvius Bay terminal on Salt Spring Island

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BC Ferries – Howe Sound Queen

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Katherine

Howe Sound Queen approaching the Vesuvius Bay terminal on Salt Spring Island

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A Baynes Sound moment

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Katherine

A fish boat passing Denman Island while transiting Baynes Sound

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Union Bay – Once there was a pier…

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Katherine

The remains of one of the coal loading piers in Union Bay

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Nanaimo – a bit of everything

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Katherine

It was a dark and stormy morning as I waited for Helijet in Nanaimo – this is a busy area as there’s also the cruise ship terminal and the log loading wharf.

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Union Bay–another look around

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Katherine

Panoramic images from the former site of the Union Bay coal loading facility You can likely use typical mobile device controls to scroll around the image, as well as zoom in and out. On a computer the mouse can be … Continue reading →

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Union Bay – a look around

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Katherine

A Panoramic image from the former site of the Union Bay coal loading facility   You can likely use typical mobile device controls to scroll around the image, as well as zoom in and out. On a computer the mouse … Continue reading →

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Union Bay–a window into the past

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Katherine

A look at a cross section of the causeway that was underneath the rail line that ran out to the Union Bay coal washing plant and loading pier. A section of the wire wound wood pipes that ran out to … Continue reading →

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Union Bay – a moment in time

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Katherine

Union Bay – walking along where the coal trains once ran

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