Category Archives: ocean

Gulls – Union Bay

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Katherine

Sea gulls flying in the wind as they wait to feed on spawning herring that are washed on the shores of Union Bay, on Baynes Sound.

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BC Ferries Buckley Bay – The herring fleet

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Katherine

The herring fleet drifting downwind in Baynes Sound between Buckley Bay and Denman Island. The vessels caused sailing waits and operational delays to BC Ferries cable ferry operation. The Baynes Sound Connector stopped mid channel, waiting for vessels from the … Continue reading →

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Frances Barkley – through the window

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Katherine

A bit of Photoshop and PSP X6 work to clean up the view of Alberni Inlet shot through the the forward window in the upper lounge on the Frances Barkley.

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Frances Barkley – rain and rainbows

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Katherine

You have to expect rain in the winter on the west coast of the west coast, so I was wearing a good rain jacket and  was using one of my cameras that would not self destruct if a bit of … Continue reading →

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BC Ferries – Buckley Bay

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Katherine

Looking down at the BC Ferries terminal in Buckley Bay, as the Quinitsa heads across Baynes Sound from Denman Island, and the cable ferry Baynes Sound Connector awaits her turn to head out.

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Frances Barkley – a bit of fog

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Katherine

Starting our trip off in a typical west coast fashion – fog and cloud

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Frances Barkley – Alberni Inlet

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Katherine

Heading down Alberni Inlet toward Trevor Channel, Cape Beale, and the wild ocean

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Port Alberni – Catalyst Paper

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Katherine

Looking across the Alberni Inlet to the Catalyst Paper Mill

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Oysters – Sproat Bay

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Katherine

We’re heading up Trevor Channel toward Bamfield, when the Frances Barkley stops at the southeast end of Tzartus Island– not for pirates or a calamity of some sort, but because we are being approached by a small boat. The crew … Continue reading →

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Frances Barkley – Simple truths

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Katherine

The master of MV Frances Barkley telling me a great story as we head up the Alberni Inlet to Kildonan and Bamfield.

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