Tag Archives: Cortes

West Coast Echo ex Opal Reef

West Coast Echo in Whaletown

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BC Ferries Whaletown

Heading into the BC Ferries terminal at Whaletown, on Cortes Island

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M/V Tachek

M/V Tachek at the BC Ferries terminal at Whaletown on Cortes Island We purposely arrived a few hours before the Tachek was due to arrive so we could set up a camp stove and have a cup of soup and … Continue reading

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Cortes – a seagull

A seagull enjoying the day at Mansons Landing Provincial Park on Cortes Island

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MV Tachek

Texada Queen launching day The Tachek was built in 1969 as the Texada Queen, and was renamed to Tachek in 1977. Texada Queen in BC MoT colours She was 0perated by the  British Columbia Ministry of Transportation from 1969–1985, and … Continue reading

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