CCGS Neocaligus

Posted on May 1, 2017 by Katherine

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CCGS Neocaligus at W.E. Mills Landing, Nanaimo

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Island Sky

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Katherine

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Island Sky crossing Georgia Strait between the BC Ferries terminal at Little River and Westview in Powell River

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Stuff on the beach

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Katherine

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Seaweed – you see a lot of it in many varieties on the beaches along Georgia Strait. You can eat it, use it for fertilizer, or just enjoy the patterns it makes.

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Island Sky – Not your normal view

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Katherine

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Not your normal view of Island Sky at Little River

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E&N Victoria Subdivision – Mile 95.25 Parksville junction

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Katherine

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The junction between the E&N Victoria Subdivision and the Port Alberni Subdivision is just a few hundred feet back from Highway 4 and just past the Parksville Station.

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Above one of the Parksville sidings meets up with the line and then branches to the right to head toward Courtenay or straight ahead toward Port Alberni.

Below, Parksville Station

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The E&N crossing at Beachwood Road

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C-FPCX

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Katherine

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C-FPCX, a 1986 Pacific Coastal Beech 1900C at the Comox Valley Airport

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RCAF clouds

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Katherine

A pair of time lapse videos shot at the Comox Air Force Museum air park, adjacent to CFB Comox and the Comox Valley Air Port.

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E&N Victoria Subdivision – Mile 95.30 Highway 4 crossing

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Katherine

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The E&N crossing at Highway 4

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E&N Victoria Subdivision – Mile 95.20 Parksville Station

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Katherine

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The E&N station in Parksville

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Above, looking south – below, looking north

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E&N Wellcox Spur – Mile 2.36 Needham Road crossing

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Katherine

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The E&N crossing at Needham Road

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