Wall Beach

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Katherine

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The sandstone shelves at Wall Beach

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Wall Beach

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Katherine

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Low tide at Wall Beach

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Pipers Lagoon – watching the world go by…

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Katherine

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Pipers Lagoon is one of my favorite places to watch the world go by. Except for a few brief moments at slack tide, the water in the lagoon flows with great speed through the small opening into Georgia Strait.

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Birds and ships and the occasional seal or whale – nothing is constant here other than change.

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and a bit of video…

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Shack Island

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Katherine

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Shack Island – a proper little island

Fisherman  started living on Shack Island in the early 1930’s , rowing into Nanaimo to sell their catch. Descendants of the original shack owners use these buildings mostly on summer weekends.

Owners can maintain their shacks and bequeath them to family members, but are prohibited from rebuilding should they be destroyed by fire or nature.

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A wide view of Shack Island – the image is linked to a much larger version

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Ottawa – Victoria Island

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Katherine

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A troubled history in the present – Victoria Island, Ottawa

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Boeing 737-300 Combi

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Katherine

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A Canadian North Boeing 737-300 Combi

  • Length: 32.49 meters (106 feet 7 inches)
  • Wingspan: 31.09 meters (102 feet)
  • Tail Height: 11.38 meters (37 feet)
  • Cruising Speed: Airspeed – 780 km/hr (485 mi/hr)
  • Maximum Altitude: 11,385 meters (37,352 feet)
  • Seating Capacity: 120 seats
  • Maximum Payload: 14,240 kg (31,394 lbs)
  • Average Range: 4,445-4,815 km (2,400-2,600 nautical mi)
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C-GONX

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Katherine

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C-GONX, a 1988 Air Canada DHC-8-102 in Ottawa

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C-GJWE

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Katherine

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C-GJWE, a 2013 Westjet Dash 8-Q400 ( DH4 / DH8D ) in Ottawa

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Ottawa – Rideau Hall

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Katherine

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Welcome to Canada, where our government is friendly and approachable. We don’t need tanks and barbed wire or walls here…

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Ottawa – Canada and the World Pavilion

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Katherine

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Closed forever: the Canada and the World Pavilion at the National Capital Commission

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