Category Archives: tourism

McLean Mill National Historic Site

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Katherine

  Mclean Mill National Historic Site [fbalbum url=”https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.265434803580238.1073742032.123247217798998&type=3″ size=”187″ random=1 limit=9] The complete set of images are in a standalone album…

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Alberni Pacific train yards

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Katherine

A quick look at the Alberni Pacific train yards as viewed from the steam train returning to Port Alberni after a run to McLean Mill National Historic Site. more images in a standalone album…

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Mount Washington – a vibrant day

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Katherine

At the top – Mount Washington Sometimes nature will give me a clear or partly cloudy summer where colours are brilliant and so vibrant that I look back and think that an artist had painted the scenery with bold colours. … Continue reading →

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Strathcona Provincial Park – Paradise Meadows

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Katherine

The trail to Paradise Meadows at Strathcona Provincial Park is mostly an easy walk along boardwalk – it’s a short trip through beautiful area. [fbalbum url=”https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.263386673785051.1073742028.123247217798998&type=3″ size=”187″]

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G-GWSZ

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Katherine

G-GWSZ, a Westjet Boeing 737-8CT (737-800) In service since 1998, the 737-800 is a stretched version of the Boeing 737-400 generation. All versions have more powerful and efficient engines, improved wings and tail sections and modernized cockpits. WestJet’s B737-800 fleet … Continue reading →

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Grumman CS2F / CP-121 Tracker

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Katherine

Grumman produced 1,185 Trackers, and another 99 aircraft carrying the CS2F designation were manufactured in Canada under license by de Havilland Canada. The Canadian built Trackers entered service starting in 1956, and were built to the earlier “A” model airframe … Continue reading →

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Port Alberni – Maritime Discovery Centre

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Katherine

Port Alberni’s Maritime Discovery Centre is constructed from an actual coastal lighthouse – do you know which one? The lantern on top is from the old Chrome Island Lighthouse…

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M/V Bowen Queen

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Katherine

The Bowen Queen is one of three Powell River Class ferries operated by BC Ferries. Built: 1965, Victoria Machinery Depot Co. Victoria BC Launched: November 15, 1965 Overall Length: 84.96 m Breadth: 18.7 m Gross Tons: 1,475.68 Dead Weight: 515 … Continue reading →

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Alberni Pacific No. 7

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Katherine

In 1912, Port Alberni was incorporated with the arrival of the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway, and planned arrival of the Canadian National Railway, and the trans-Pacific telegraph cable at Bamfield. The Alberni Pacific railway began operations in 1912 into Port … Continue reading →

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A cold night in Victoria

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Katherine

This was cold, yet quite beautiful…

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