Tag Archives: Buckley Bay

Buckley Bay – Winter water

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Katherine

The road connecting highways 19 and 19A at Buckley Bay is one of my favourite places to poke about – it’s a huge bed of fossils, and in the winter it becomes a frozen forest of ice. Pretty – and … Continue reading →

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Buckley Bay fossils

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Katherine

A lot of fossils are exposed by the road cut leading from Highway 19 to 19A and the Buckley Bay ferry terminal. While the fossils are interesting and easy to find, you have to be careful as the walls of … Continue reading →

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Two beaches

Posted on July 13, 2014 by Katherine

Two sections of beach that look quite alike each other, and are in many ways representative of cobble beaches on the east coast of Vancouver Island along Georgia Strait. Above, looking toward Singing Sands and Little River – Texada is … Continue reading →

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A bit of Baynes Sound

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Katherine

I stopped at one of the many view points on Highway 19A and took the time to take a look at Denman across Baynes Sound near Buckley Bay.

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Buckley Bay – Cable Ferry Construction

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Katherine

MV Quinitsa arrives at BC Ferries Buckley Bay terminal as Seapan constructs one of the two the ferry docking facilities.

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BC Ferries – Buckley Bay

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Katherine

The BC Ferries terminal at Buckley Bay will soon be a centre of activity as new facilities are installed for the operation of a cable ferry that will replace the MV Quinitsa.

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