Tag Archives: British Columbia

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 – Horton Bay

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Katherine

Horton Bay, Mayne Island There’s not a lot at Horton Bay, but that’s not important as this small bay on Mayne Island provides a sheltered anchorage and a government dock. Sometimes that’s all that you need… The skies were hazy … Continue reading →

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Mayne Island – Japanese Garden

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Katherine

Japanese Garden at Dinner Bay Park, Mayne Island I had a few reasons to visit the Japanese Garden – I wanted to see as much of Mayne Island as I could, it was nasty hot out and I wanted to … Continue reading →

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Stuff on the beach

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Katherine

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.