Category Archives: winter

Kye Bay – Air Force Beach

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Katherine

Air Force Beach as viewed from Kye Bay

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Alberni Inlet – a dreary day

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Katherine

Alberni Inlet on a dreary winter day A person can look at a picture that was shot on a foggy, cloudy and wet winter day, and marvel at the beauty of the west coast. It’s an entirely different matter when … Continue reading →

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Frances Barkley – through the window

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Katherine

A bit of Photoshop and PSP X6 work to clean up the view of Alberni Inlet shot through the the forward window in the upper lounge on the Frances Barkley.

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Frances Barkley – rain and rainbows

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Katherine

You have to expect rain in the winter on the west coast of the west coast, so I was wearing a good rain jacket and  was using one of my cameras that would not self destruct if a bit of … Continue reading →

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Frances Barkley – a bit of fog

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Katherine

Starting our trip off in a typical west coast fashion – fog and cloud

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Frances Barkley – Alberni Inlet

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Katherine

Heading down Alberni Inlet toward Trevor Channel, Cape Beale, and the wild ocean

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Port Alberni Quay

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Katherine

Port Alberni Quay with Mount Arrowsmith in the background

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Oysters – Sproat Bay

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Katherine

We’re heading up Trevor Channel toward Bamfield, when the Frances Barkley stops at the southeast end of Tzartus Island– not for pirates or a calamity of some sort, but because we are being approached by a small boat. The crew … Continue reading →

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Frances Barkley – Simple truths

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Katherine

The master of MV Frances Barkley telling me a great story as we head up the Alberni Inlet to Kildonan and Bamfield.

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Spring comes to Bamfield

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Katherine

Spring flowers in Bamfield – February 20th so still the winter…

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