Category Archives: Vancouver Island Images

Denman – Gravelly bay

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Katherine

Looking across Lambert Channel to Hornby from Gravelly Bay on Denman Island   BC Ferries Gravelly Bay terminal

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MV Kahloke

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Katherine

The Kahloke is one of three K-class vessels operated by BC Ferries fleet – her sister ships are the Klitsa, the Kwuna and the Kuper. Kahloke was built in 1973 for the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Highways. In … Continue reading →

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Denman – Boyle Point

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Katherine

  Boyle Point is a small day-use park located on the southern point of Denman Island – it offers some amazing views of Baynes Sound, Georgia Strait, and the Chrome Island Lighthouse. Chrome Island from the water, courtesy of the … Continue reading →

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Totem Poles – Victoria

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Katherine

I did not realize how weather beaten this totem pole was until much later after I had shot the image – there must be a story here…

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Victoria – Johnston Street Bridge

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Katherine

The Johnston Street Bridge before it fades away into history… And the view up the Gorge…

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Craigdarroch Castle

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Katherine

Built late 1800s, coal baron Robert Dunsmuir’s Craigdarroch Castle provides a look at the privileged life in the 1890s. In 1992, the castle was designated as the Craigdarroch National Historic Site of Canada.

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Coastal Celebration

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Katherine

M/V Coastal Celebration is the third and final Coastal Class ship to be delivered to BC Ferries. M/V Coastal Celebration heading to Swartz Bay   Built: 2008, Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, Germany Laid down: September 1, 2007 Launched: December 14, 2007 Acquired: … Continue reading →

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BC Ferries art

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Katherine

I stopped to take a look at the various warning signs on the vestibule leading into the engine room on the Howe Sound Queen, and then took a closer look at one little gem…

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Sea buzzards

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Katherine

  Some people call them sea gulls…

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Goose Spit

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Katherine

  09 November  2014 – a fine fall day at Goose Spit

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