Category Archives: ocean

Comox Valley and beyond

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Katherine

Comox Valley and Georgia Strait viewed from the Strathcona Parkway

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Oyster beds – Baynes Sound

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Katherine

Oyster beds – you don’t really see this way of growing and harvesting oysters from tidal shores used much any more – it’s pretty much all commercial harvesting out in the sound where the oysters are safe from shore predation … Continue reading →

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Joe Walker Community Park

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Katherine

Joe Walker Community Park is a nice spot to take a break while driving along Highway 19A, not that anyone needs to anymore as the highways between Victoria and Campbell River make for fast trip. Sometimes I just like to … Continue reading →

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A foggy day – Shingle Spit

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Katherine

A foggy day and we’re aboard MV Tachek  heading from  the BC Ferries east Denman Island terminal in Gravelly Bay, to the terminal at Shingle Spit on Hornby Island.

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A foggy day – Gravelly Bay

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Katherine

A foggy day and we’re aboard MV Tachek as we head back from Hornby Island to the BC Ferries east Denman Island terminal in Gravelly Bay.

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Baynes Sound – Oyster Boats

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Katherine

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Sea Gulls

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Katherine

Sea gulls at Qualicum Beach

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Oyster Boats

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Katherine

Oyster boats in Baynes Sound, across from Denman Island near Union Bay

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Kelsey Bay – Tugger I and Shaymar

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Katherine

Tugger I and Shaymar entering Kelsey Bay Tugger I – ex Tugger Lane Built: 1956 John Manly Ltd.,  New Westminster Material: Steel Gross Tonnage (t): 14.79 Net Tonnage (t): 10.06 Vessel Length (m): 12.80 Vessel Breadth (m): 4.60 Vessel Depth … Continue reading →

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Deep Bay – the mystery ship

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Katherine

Deep Bay – but what is her name? The Laurier was built in Quebec by the Morton Engineering & Drydock Company, in 1936. Commissioned as the RCMP Laurier, it served as a patrol craft in the days of rum-running. In … Continue reading →

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