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A foggy day – Shingle Spit

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Katherine

A foggy day and we’re aboard MV Tachek  heading from  the BC Ferries east Denman Island terminal in Gravelly Bay, to the terminal at Shingle Spit on Hornby Island.

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A foggy day – Gravelly Bay

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Katherine

A foggy day and we’re aboard MV Tachek as we head back from Hornby Island to the BC Ferries east Denman Island terminal in Gravelly Bay.

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Birds – Gravelly Bay

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Katherine

A very foggy morning at the BC Ferries terminal in Gravelly Bay, on Denman Island. The birds proving that they are the masters of the air and will do as they please… [fbalbum url=”https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.297164260407292.1073742118.123247217798998&type=3″ size=”187″]

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Sea Gulls

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Katherine

Sea gulls at Qualicum Beach

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Oyster Boats

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Katherine

Oyster boats in Baynes Sound, across from Denman Island near Union Bay

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Tribune Bay – spring colours

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Katherine

Tribune Bay Provincial Park- Hornby Island Although these images were shot in early March, there are plenty of signs of spring colour starting to appear at Tribune Bay Provincial Park on Hornby Island. This is one of my favorite day … Continue reading →

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Campbell River – Discovery Passage

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Katherine

I spent a bit of time at Dick Murphy Park in Campbell River – both on the bay side and the ocean side. The view of Discovery Passage and Quadra Island is wonderful…

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Wickaninnish Beach – the memorial

Posted on February 28, 2015 by Katherine

A simple yet powerful Korean War memorial overlooking Wickaninnish Beach and the open Pacific Ocean at the Kwistis Visitor Centre (Wickaninnish Interpretive Centre). Wickaninnish Beach – Pacific Rim National Park Reserve

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Smelt Bay Provincial Park

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Katherine

Located on Cortes Island, Smelt Bay Provincial Park is named for the capelin fish that spawn on the shore in late September and early October. These small silver-green, sardine-sized fish draw a variety of other marine life to the area, … Continue reading →

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BC Ferries – Heriot Bay

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Katherine

BC Ferries MV Tachek docking at the Heriot Bay terminal on Quadra Island. I had to cut this video short as my jeep was first onto the Tachek at Whaletown on Cortes Island, and was going to be first off … Continue reading →

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