After some beach time (why wouldn't we when in the Long Beach area) we looked in on the Tofino Botanical Gardens.

Tofino Botanical Gardens...

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• Picture taken here: 49° 7' 59.18" N 125° 53' 21.16" W

Port Alberni - Get-away on Cheeyah Island

On our October journey with the MV Frances Barkley from Port Alberni to Bamfield, our first stop was Cheeyah Island. This seemed like a pretty posh get-away in the middle of nowhere. At this stop, the skipper pulled alongside the dock to drop a passenger off. 

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  Picture taken here: 48° 59' 30.05" N 124° 59' 31.20" W

Bamfield - Sorry, No Coffee Today

Having stepped off the MV Frances Barkley a few minutes before the monsoon-like rains started, I strolled along Bamfield's seawalk  to this location. A coffee shop in the summer, I reckon.

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• Picture taken here: 48° 49' 47.24" N 125° 8' 27.06" W

Bamfield - Sorry, No Coffee Today

Gulf Islands - Leaving Pirates Cove

On this day's kayak tour, Peter and I had launched at Cedar-by-the-Sea. After a nice paddle along the west shore of Link Island, we had slipped through the hole-in-the-wall (between Link and DeCourcy Islands) toward Pirates Cove. After a snack at the cove, we headed back. Here we're in the narrow passage exiting Pirates Cove.

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• Picture taken here: 49° 5' 53.05" N 123° 44' 1.14" W

Gulf Islands - Leaving Pirates Cove

Bamfield - Walking the seawalk

We're in Bamfield, walking the seawalk. In the rain. Of course! The MV Frances Barkley had just dropped us off at the dock by the Canadian Coast Guard Station and what should occur? We're in Bamfield. Rain. Actually: monsoon.

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• Picture taken here: 48° 50' 3.36" N 125° 8' 22.68" W

Nanaimo - Oyster Catcher in Departure Bay

Kilroy was here! Black Oyster Catcher in Departure Bay. When kayaking around Nanaimo, you're likely to hear the Oyster Catchers before you ever see them. When you hear them, be sure to look about for their characteristic orange beaks and the red-yellow eyes.

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• Picture taken here: 49° 12' 23.37" N 123° 57' 40.72" W

Nanaimo - Oyster Catcher in Departure Bay

Vancouver - Yaletown (Vancouver) seen from Granville Island

It may be November, but the sun flushes Vancouverites outdoors. An ideal spot to soak up some rays is out on the dock at Granville Island.

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• Picture taken here: 49° 16' 21.97" N 123° 8' 4.81" W

Vancouver - Yaletown (Vancouver) seen from Granville Island...

West Vancouver - A view to Bowen Island

BC Ferries vessel passing Bowen Island; as seen from Klootchman Park...

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• Picture taken here: 49° 20' 30.97" N 123° 16' 7.71" W

BC Ferries vessel passing Bowen Island; as seen from Klootchman Park...

French Creek - Seagulls at herring season

Herring season at French Creek brings out all the looky-loos.

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• Picture taken here: 49° 20' 57.53" N 124° 21' 32.13" W

French Creek - Seagulls at herring season

West Vancouver - Point Atkinson Lighthouse...

Taking a picture of Point Atkinson while kayaking out of Eagle Harbour...

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• Picture taken here: 49° 19' 52.04" N 123° 15' 56.13" W

West Vancouver - Point Atkinson Lighthouse...

Ucluelet - Saint Aidan-on-the-Hill church

Downtown Ucluelet with Saint Aidan-on-the-Hill church in the foreground. The aquarium, just down the hill is truly worth a visit.

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• Picture taken here: 48° 56' 29.56" N 125° 32' 46.78" W

Ucluelet - Saint Aidan-on-the-Hill church

Port Alberni - Heading Into Barkley Sound

Port Alberni - Heading Into Barkley Sound: An overcast day but, if you're a true "Coast Head", this is  "in your blood"...

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• Picture taken here: 49° 0' 4.76" N 125° 0' 39.42" W

Port Alberni - Heading Into Barkley Sound

Cariboo - Hat Creek Ranch

Cariboo - Hat Creek Ranch; roadhouse/inn for stagecoaches travelling to and from the gold fields around Barkerville...

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• Picture taken here: 50° 53' 8.64" N  121° 24' 34.49" W

Cariboo - Hat Creek Ranch

Tofino - Docks

Tofino Harbour; quintessentially WEsT Coast...

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• Picture taken here: 49° 9' 16.45" N  125° 54' 36.98" W

Tofino Harbour; quintessentially WEsT Coast...

Nanaimo - Floatplanes "Grounded" By Fog

Nanaimo - Can we say that the fog has this floatplanes fleet "grounded"?

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• Picture taken here: 49° 10' 7.14" N  123° 56' 6.71" 

Cowichan Valley - Cowichan Bay Government Dock

Cowichan Valley - Cowichan Bay Government Dock

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• Picture taken here: 48° 44' 25.58" N  123° 37' 6.19" W

Cowichan Valley - Cowichan Bay Government Dock

Saanich - Pier At Brentwood Bay

Municipal pier at Brentwood Bay...

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• Picture taken here: 48° 34' 20.62" N  123° 27' 44.68" W

Municipal pier at Brentwood Bay...

Sidney - Sidney Spit...

Artefacts from a bygone era; Sidney Spit...

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• Picture taken here: 48° 38' 47.94" N 123° 20' 11.38" W

Artefacts from a bygone era; Sidney Spit...

Naramata - Kettle Valley Railroad Tunnel (Trans Canada Trail)

Little Tunnel on the KVR (Kettle Valley Railroad) Naramata section (Trans Canada Trail)...

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Little Tunnel on the KVR (Kettle Valley Railroad) Naramata section (Trans Canada Trail)...

Ucluelet - Wickaninnish Centre At Long Beach

Ucluelet - Wickaninnish Centre At Long Beach, Kwisitis Visitor Centre...

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• Picture taken here: 49° 0' 43.11" N 125° 40' 32.66" W

Ucluelet - Wickaninnish Centre At Long Beach, Kwisitis Visitor Centre...

Ucluelet - Long Beach Jetsam

Ucluelet - Long Beach Random jetsam... hope it's not radioactive Japanese Tsunami stuff?!

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• Picture taken here: 49° 1' 4.05" N 125° 40' 31.10" W

Ucluelet - Long Beach Random jetsam... hope it's not radioactive Japanese Tsunami stuff?!

Nanaimo - Reflections At The Marina

Nanaimo - December calm; Nanaimo Harbour (Reflections At The Marina)...

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Nanaimo - December calm; Nanaimo Harbour (Reflections At The Marina)...

Nanaimo - Colliery Dam Park

Nanaimo - Colliery Dam Park

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• Picture taken here: 49° 8' 59.61" N 123° 57' 45.08" W

Nanaimo - Colliery Dam Park

Lillooet - Roundup At The Diamond-S Ranch

Lillooet - Roundup At The Diamond-S Ranch (This calf is sticking close to her mom!)

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• Picture taken here: 50° 53' 52.38" N 121° 46' 29.74" W

Lillooet - Roundup At The Diamond-S Ranch (This calf is sticking close to her mom!)

Gabriola Island - Malaspina Galleries

Gabriola Island - Duke Point ferry framed by Malaspina Galleries...

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• Picture taken here: 49° 11' 29.41" N 123° 52' 19.98" W

Gabriola Island - Duke Point ferry framed by Malaspina Galleries...

Whistler - When Not A Ski Resort, Then Mountain Biking

Whistler - When Not A Ski Resort, Then Mountain Biking May 23. Plenty of mountain biking today...

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• Picture taken here: 50° 6' 48.11" N 122° 57' 14.59" W

Whistler - When Not A Ski Resort, Then Mountain Biking May 23. Plenty of mountain biking today...

Lillooet - Footbridge Across The Fraser River

Lillooet - Footbridge Across The Fraser River

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• Picture taken here: 50° 42' 41.98" N 121° 54' 42.87" W

Lillooet - Footbridge Across The Fraser River

Vancouver - Downtown

Downtown Vancouver as seen from Stanley Park...

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• Picture taken here: 49° 17' 54.29" N 123° 7' 15.98" W

Downtown Vancouver as seen from Stanley Park...

Ucluelet - The Aquarium

Ucluelet - The Aquarium

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• Picture taken here: 48° 56' 35.21" N 125° 32' 44.26" W

Ucluelet - The Aquarium

Powell River - Texada Island Ferry (North Island Princess)

Powell River - Texada Island Ferry (North Island Princess)

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• Photo taken here: 49° 50' 13.35" N 124° 31' 47.33" W

Powell River - Texada Island Ferry (North Island Princess)

Texada Island - Idyllic Camp At Mouat Bay

Texada Island - Idyllic Camp At Mouat Bay

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• Photo taken here: 49° 38' 24.29" N 124° 26' 27.45" W

Texada Island - Idyllic Camp At Mouat Bay

Port Alberni - McLeans Historic Steam Sawmill

Alberni - McLeans Historic Steam Sawmill

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• Picture taken here: 49° 18' 36.42" N 124° 49' 36.90" W

Alberni - McLeans Historic Steam Sawmill

Nanaimo - The "Neck" Of Neck Point

The isthmus that is Neck Point's neck...

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• Picture taken here: 49° 14' 10.12" N 123° 57' 51.01" W

The isthmus that is Neck Point's neck...

Nanaimo - Harbour Shrouded In Fog

Nanaimo - Harbour Shrouded In Fog

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• Picture taken here: 49° 10' 2.67" N 123° 56' 6.32" W

Hope - Carved Statue Of A Gold Miner

The village of Hope does a good job of displaying carvings along the streets...

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• Picture taken here: 49° 22' 46.04" N 121° 26' 29.23" W

Hope - Carved Statue Of A Gold Miner

Victoria - MV Coho (To Port Angeles) Docked

MV COHO, ferry to USA, in Victoria harbour...

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• Picture taken here: 48° 25' 16.25" N 123° 22' 15.25" W

Brentwood Bay - Lowtide Snapshot

Blue Bayou restaurant on the Brentwood Bay waterfront...

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• Picture taken here: 48° 34' 20.53" N 123° 27' 49.51" W

Blue Bayou restaurant on the Brentwood Bay waterfront...

Nanaimo - Marshy Part Of Neck Point Park

March mist descends upon Neck Point Park...

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• Picture taken here: 49° 14' 2.13" N 123° 58' 1.51" W

March mist descends upon Neck Point Park...

Quesnel - Wooden Footbridge Over The Fraser River

Longest wooden footbridge in the world... 255 metres...

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• Picture taken here: 52° 58' 31.00" N 122° 30' 9.43" W

Longest wooden footbridge in the world... 255 metres...

Fanny Bay - Sea Lions Awaiting A Handout

Denman Island, as seen from Fanny Bay...

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• Picture taken here: 49° 30' 26.62" N 124° 49' 38.13" W

Fanny Bay - Sea Lions Awaiting A Handout

Silva Bay - Kayak Season Awaits

Silva Bay - Kayak Season Awaits

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• Picture taken here: 49° 9' 1.33" N 123° 41' 55.74" W

Silva Bay - Kayak Season Awaits

Vancouver - Harbour Cranes Seen From Stanley Park

A view of Vancouver's harbour from the Stanley Park seawall...

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• Picture taken here: 49° 17' 54.22" N 123° 7' 15.36" W

Vancouver - Harbour Cranes Seen From Stanley Park

Lillooet - Rodeo Recess

A leisurely drive from Clinton to Lillooet, in early May (2013) took us past the spring roundup near Pavilion, BC. The Diamond-S ranch was in the process of branding young calves and we were privileged to be able to see the cowboys/girls at work. Sometimes, it seems, a break is also desirable.

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• Picture taken here: 50° 53' 52.38" N 121° 46' 29.74" W

Lillooet - Rodeo Recess

Lytton - The Thompson River Meets The Fraser River

Draft

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Cariboo - Bonaparte River

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Nanaimo - Fishing Dock

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Ucluelet - Wild Pacific Trail

Draft

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Whatetown - Post Office on Cortes Island

Whatetown - Post Office on Cortes Island

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Old Alexandra Bridge

Old Alexandra Bridge

• Picture was taken here: (49° 42' 27.03" N 121° 24' 56.71" W)
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Old Alexandra Bridge

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Sidney, BC - Fish Market

Fish market in Sidney; customers await...

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• Picture taken here: (48° 38' 56.94" N 123° 23' 35.80" W)

Fish market in Sidney; customers await...

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