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A Different Ferry

September 27, 2016

A Different Ferry
After more than 30 years of travelling on the three Salt Spring Island ferry routes, I have to say this ferry takes the cake. It loads in two minutes, scoots quietly across on a cable system in 5 minutes, and unloads in a minute. It runs from 5 am until 10 pm.

And it’s free.

This is the Needles Ferry (Needles to Fauquier across Lower Arrow Lake). It’s been operating since 1913.

Filed Under: Musings, Off-Island, Sailing, Street Tagged With: ferry

Fall Weather Cruiser

September 7, 2016

Fall Weather Cruiser
A single cruiser overnights at Fernwood Pier in autumn-like weather. The pier is one of the quietest early-morning places on northern Salt Spring island. Before long, the winter birds will arrive in this area and liven things up a little.

Filed Under: Fernwood, Nature, Sailing, Street, View Tagged With: clouds, colour, morning, ocean

Full Moon Rising

August 19, 2016

Seahorse with  August Full Moon
Seahorse, anchored in Ganges Harbour
Salt Spring’s most photographed tug watches an August full moon rise.

Filed Under: Ganges, Nature, Photog's Favourites, Sailing, Street, View Tagged With: august, evening, full moon, ganges harbour, ocean, reflection

Summer in Ganges Harbour

August 12, 2016

Summer in Ganges Harbour
It’s like this in Ganges Harbour during the summer.

Here’s the story of what’s happened so far in this shot:

1. The Gulf Islands Water Taxi Scholarship (large aluminum boat; middle right) attempting to return to it’s dock space stopped to wait for the large sailboat to slowly complete it’s turn and leave (there was no room for the sailboat to tie up).

2. An inflatable dinghy cuts right across Scholarship’s bow, causing Scholarship to stop and reverse. (the dinghy will soon discover the dinghy dock is full)

3. A small runabout, seeing Scholarship stopped in the middle of the entrance decides to barge through too, pretty much in front of the sailboat now trying to escape the area.

Filed Under: Ganges, Musings, People, Sailing, Street Tagged With: blue, colour, ganges harbour, ocean, summer, traffic

No Wonder

June 15, 2016

Salt Spring Aerial © JohnCameron.CA
It’s no wonder visitors like to stop by in the sunny season. We used to sail in the Gulf Islands and parts beyond and always liked coming into this harbour.

We’re taking off (see what we did there?) for a few days and will likely be back posting photos by Tuesday afternoon.

Filed Under: Ganges, Looking Back, Musings, Nature, Photog's Favourites, Sailing, View Tagged With: blue, colour, ganges harbour, green, mt. baker, summer, trees

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