Category Archives: summer

Angelic Zephyr

Posted on May 16, 2018 by Katherine

Angelic Zephyr loading BC logs at the Nanaimo Assembly Wharf

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Gran Finale

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Katherine

Gran Finale off Protection Island Built: 2001, Delta Marine, Seattle Material: Composite Gross Tonnage: 451 tons Displacement: 281 Long Tons Length Overall: 45m Length Waterline: 39.9m Breadth: 10m Draught: 2.13m Cruising Speed: 15.4 Knots Top Speed: 21 Knots Engines: 2 … Continue reading →

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An explosion of Broom in bloom

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Katherine

Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius)

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A sleeping seal

Posted on April 13, 2018 by Katherine

A sleeping seal – Bamfield boardwalk

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Bamfield – walk of keys

Posted on April 13, 2018 by Katherine

The walk of keys – Bamfield

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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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Alert Bay Totem

Posted on January 11, 2018 by Katherine

Totem poles at the ‘Namgis Original Burial Grounds – Alert Bay on Cormorant Island

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Alert Bay Totem

Posted on January 11, 2018 by Katherine

A totem pole at the ‘Namgis Original Burial Grounds – Alert Bay on Cormorant Island

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Pulteney Point

Posted on January 11, 2018 by Katherine

Pulteney Point on Malcolm Island – Queen Charlotte Strait

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Pulteney Point Lighthouse

Posted on January 11, 2018 by Katherine

Pulteney Point, a barren sand spit on the southwest corner of Malcolm Island, marks the separation of Broughton and Queen Charlotte Straits. Built in 1943, the current Pulteney Point Lighthouse replaced a combination lighthouse-dwelling that was established in 1905. The … Continue reading →

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