Tag Archives: Georgia Strait

Across the strait – Piper’s Lagoon

Looking at the mountains across Georgia Strait from Piper’s Lagoon Although pretty much all of the southern ocean waters around Vancouver Island were encapsulated under the umbrella of the Salish Sea in July 2010, , it’s still Georgia Strait on … Continue reading

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BC Ferries – Island Sky

MV Island Sky at the BC Ferries terminal in Little River

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Birds, boats, and the beach

Birds, boats, and the beach – looking across the Salish Sea from Goose Spit

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A ghost ship–Royston

  One of the ghost ships of Royston

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Seagulls or Sea Gulls?

Seagulls or Sea Gulls? What most people refer to as seagulls or sea gulls are actually birds in the scientifically classified family Laridae- the gull and tern” family with more than 35 species in it. Gulls at Point Holmes, but … Continue reading

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Point Holmes seagulls

Raucous seagulls at Point Holmes – these birds are hardly ever quiet, but when they have a reason to make some noise they sure do! Point Holmes is a beautiful section of coastline on Baynes Sound, which in turn is … Continue reading

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Wall Beach

Sand stone formations at Wall Beach – Nanoose

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Georgina Point light

Georgina Point Light

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Georgina Point light

Georgina Point Light, Mayne Island

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Wall Beach

Wall Beach on a fall day Wall Beach has always been one of my go-to places when I need to get away from the day to day toils and troubles that seem to mount up. It’s a peaceful area full … Continue reading

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