Quadra Island - British Columbia Ferry, MV Tenaka

This April we stayed at the iconic Heriot Bay Inn. Just meters away is the BC Ferries terminal.

BC Ferry Tehama (2010-04-21)

Departure Bay, British Columbia

Over the last few years, I've travelled between Vancouver and Nanaimo on a fairly regular basis, becoming quite familiar with the Horseshoe Bay shore. Waiting for the ferry, I've spent considerable time walking the shore and the docks. On this beautiful July day, the flag of British Columbia was set off nicely by a summer blue sky.

• Location: 49°22'28.7"N, 123°16'23.5"W

Flag of British Columbia in Horseshoe Bay. (2014-07-29)

Crofton Harbour and Seawall

In mid-November, the autumn storms had not yet deprived the trees of their leafy colours. On this day, we drove down Island to see the autumnal sights of the Crofton area, knowing that the Crofton seawall was flat and would not put undue strain on our aging knees. This picture is taken from the government wharf and shows the seawall in the distance.

• Location: 48°51'55.4"N, 123°38'20.9"W

Crofton wharf and seawall. (2015-11-14)

Silva Bay - Boats at anchor

With summer drawing to a close and Barb and Sean in possession of new kayaks, a shakedown cruise (paddle) was in order. Prior to owning their own craft, Barb and Sean had paddled any number of locations around Nanaimo. I thought, for this first venture in their new kayaks, we'd try something a bit more "exotic". A Silva Bay launch, with paddling betwixt the Flat Top Islands was today's agenda. Here <CLICK!>, a photo in the Silva Bay moorage.

• Location: 49°08'54.9"N, 123°41'42.6"W

Silva Bay, Gabriola Island (2014-08-30)

Sointula - Dockside Details...

I'm easily attracted to dockside details. Today (February 9, 2016) we spent quite a bit of our morning strolling the docks of Sointula. As we passed this sailboat, Hanne drew my attention to the pattern of the ropes converging at the hull. She was right, it was worth a snapshot.

• Location: 50.639757° N, 127.031280° W

Sointula dockside details (2016-02-09)

Sointula - Historic Shoreline

The shore around Malcolm Island (Sointula) is dotted with relics of an active nautical history.

•  Location: 50.639863° N, 127.029997° W

Sointua shore (2016-02-09)

Comox - Fisherman's Wharf Boardwalk

After dropping Roy off in Courtenay, we opted for some sightseeing in Comox. Here we are at the Fisherman's Wharf Boardwalk.

• Location: 49° 40' 9.11" N 124° 55' 43.48" W

Fisherman's Wharf Boardwalk in Comox

Ucluelet - Fish processing plant

We've come to this Ucluelet dock to see if the sea lions were active on this day (2014-02-01). They were, but just barely.

• Location: 48.939, -125.538

Ucluelet - Fish processing plant