Category Archives: Vancouver Island

Fanny Bay

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Katherine

A stop at fanny bay, where I managed to shoot some time lapse videos between the monsoons that have been soaking the region with much needed rain.   And a pair of time lapse videos…

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Fanny Bay Sea Lions

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Katherine

A quick stop at Fanny Bay to check out the boisterous and noisy Sea Lions – the ship in the back ground is the M/V Rhododendron, a retired Washington State ferry that is now used as an oyster processing factory. … Continue reading →

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Browns River

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Katherine

Browns River, near the confluence with the Puntledge

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A coastal moment – Comox Estuary

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Katherine

Looking across the Comox Estuary toward the Courtenay Air Park and Forbidden Plateau Two time lapse video shots from Dyke Road

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A bit of Hallowe’en

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Katherine

  I had to stop to take a picture of this…

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Nanaimo – where a mill once was

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Katherine

In 1951 George William Dorman and his brother Fred opened their Brechin sawmill at Departure Bay near the B.C. Ferry terminal in 1951. In 1957 George started a  small chipper mill on Stewart Avenue, a neighbouring property owned by one … Continue reading →

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Queen of Cowichan – a foggy day

Posted on October 12, 2014 by Katherine

The Queen of Cowichan at the BC Ferries terminal in Departure Bay The Queen of Cowichan is one of the five double-ended, roll-on/roll-off C-Class ferries (also known as Cowichan Class) ferries built by BC Ferries between 1976 and 1981. The … Continue reading →

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Royal Roads – onto the lagoon

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Katherine

Some of the best views of the Coburg Peninsula and the Esquimalt Lagoon can be had from behind the Royal Roads boat house – it’s a rather sad area though to see the once busy docks that were full of … Continue reading →

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Nanaimo at night

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Katherine

Nanaimo at night – heading along the Harbour Front Walkway through Maffeo Sutton Park to Swy-a-lana Lagoon Park. Maffeo Sutton Park was named for two men – Pete Maffeo was a Nanaimo mayor and ice cream shop owner who was … Continue reading →

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Craig Bay – Wall Beach

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Katherine

Beautiful in colour Wall Beach is one of my favourite ocean spots along highway 19A – the views across Georgia Strait from Craig Bay and into Northwest Bay are wonderful. More images in a Facebook album   Beautiful in black … Continue reading →

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