I last left you with a series of images from our ferry travels in British Columbia (specifically the Vancouver area). I would like to follow that up with some of our adventuring by land. Of course, the sea is never too far from land in these parts and many of these images will also contain objects of the sea. These begin on Vancouver Island and eventually end up on the mainland as we travelled up past Whistler to visit Veronica's cousin and his wife near Mt. Currie.
These opening shots are from a beach walk on our first full morning on Vancouver Island. There are few things i enjoy more than beachcombing with a camera, especially with a macro lens.
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As we drove along the coast heading for our next ferry ride to the smaller islands i could not help but be distracted by this mountain of spent oyster shells outside of Mac's Oysters Ltd. Oysters are a major product of the coastal waters off Vancouver Island and i have long been a fan of them raw on the half-shell. So after my shot i stepped inside to inquire if they sold them shucked. I was directed to a sign that showed an 8 oz. size (5-7 oysters) for five dollars. That seemed reasonable. I mean, i can eat 5-7 oysters, but i truly was not prepared for the size of these things. They were huge and more than i was prepared to eat in one sitting. Even though we were traveling with a cooler i didn't want to risk fresh-shucked raw oyster going bad on me. We still had a lot of driving and ferrying ahead of us. So i soldiered on and sucked them down, with just a wee bit of help from my usually vegan wife. Fortunately i had some salsa in the cooler to use as a sauce. They were indeed very fresh and delicious!
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Just in case you have never seen oysters in the wild, this cluster had washed up at our next ferry port.
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We encountered this roadside memorial along the way (at least that was my assumption of its purpose), but there were not too many clues to be found as to who it honored. A driving accident or a sailor lost at sea?
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Kuma and Kisha act out the age old battle of light and dark in a mountain lake near Pemberton, B.C.
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Did i forget to mention "and three if by air"? I suppose i could have set up a tripod and camped out on this balcony all day waiting for the perfect hummingbird shot. I did hold out for quite a few minutes, but this was actually one of the first shots i got and was to me the best of the lot.
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Kisha from above, fully engaged as usual.
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I will take you out on this entry with some shots of the local flora.
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Even the humble daisy takes on a certain majesty in the company of such grandeur. I didn't really have an opportunity to make too many images of these wonderful costal mountains. Perhaps my next trip out there will have a different focus. Some of the most beautiful vistas i encountered i came across while driving, unfortunately with no place to stop, but we did find this scenic overview on our way back to the city of Vancouver along the Sea to Sky Highway looking down this magnificent valley.
In my next installment i'll show you some highlights from the main purpose for our trip, a handfasting on Cortes Island. Stay tuned… :-)
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