China Beach waves

Posted on August 22, 2017 by Katherine

 

A slow motion video of a wave hitting the beach at China Beach Provincial Park

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Port San Juan

Posted on August 22, 2017 by Katherine

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Birds and boats and fog in Port San Juan

Adjacent to Port Renfrew and Carmanah Walbran Provincial Park, Port San Juan provides shelter from the Strait of Juan de Fuca. It was an important logging area, and now a popular destination for ocean fishing.

It’s also the southern terminus of the West Coast Trail, and a popular area for camping.

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Sharla Dawn

Posted on August 21, 2017 by Katherine

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Sharla Dawn at French Creek

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Ladysmith Fire Department

Posted on August 21, 2017 by Katherine

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A rare treat for me – two of the fire trucks from the Ladysmith Fire Department

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Why-Ack Brave ex Maranatha II

Posted on August 18, 2017 by Katherine

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Why-Ack Brave on the hard

  • Built: 1937, A.C. Benson, Vancouver
  • Gross Tonnage: 34.73
  • Net Tonnage: 11.65
  • Length (m): 13.69
  • Breadth (m): 4.57
  • Depth (m): 2.32
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Smokey evening – Active Pass

Posted on August 18, 2017 by Katherine

I spent some time at Georgina Point on Maybe Island while watching BC Ferries ships heading through Active Pass Island. The sky was hazy and gray, filled with smoke from forest fires burning in the British Columbia interior.

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Mayne Island – Active Pass

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Katherine

A pair of videos of BC Ferries heading into Active Pass after transiting Georgia Strait en route to Swartz Bay on Vancouver Island

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Salish eagle

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Katherine

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BC Ferries’ Salish Eagle heading into Active Pass

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Red and Green

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Katherine

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Port and starboard (red and green) channel markers at Swartz Bay

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Birds are extra…

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Mayne Island – Georgina Point life boat

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Katherine

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An old lifeboat at Georgina Point light station on Mayne Island

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