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Lone Star

Lone Star in Deep Bay

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Pacific Fury

Pacific Fury transiting Discovery Passage off Quadra Island

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BC Ferries – Salish Raven

Salish Raven at the BC Ferries terminal in Swartz Bay

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Mayne Island – Georgina Point

Watching BC Ferries from Georgina Point on Mayne Island

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C-GIUR and C-CJFL

A pair of Air Nootka float planes in Gold River: C-GIUR, a 1977 Cessna A185F, and C-CJFL, a 1956 De Havilland DHC-2 MK. I

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Wall Beach

The sandstone shelves at Wall Beach

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Wall Beach

Low tide at Wall Beach

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Pipers Lagoon – watching the world go by…

Pipers Lagoon is one of my favorite places to watch the world go by. Except for a few brief moments at slack tide, the water in the lagoon flows with great speed through the small opening into Georgia Strait. Birds … Continue reading

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Shack Island

Shack Island – a proper little island Fisherman  started living on Shack Island in the early 1930’s , rowing into Nanaimo to sell their catch. Descendants of the original shack owners use these buildings mostly on summer weekends. Owners can … Continue reading

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BC Ferries – Salish Raven

Salish Raven at BC Ferries Swartz Bay terminal

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