Quadra Island lies just across Discovery Passage from Campbell River, British Columbia, and on it is a very special location known as Copper Cliffs. It's actually a famous diving location. But I've never been diving. On board my boat, Snoopy, the brightly coloured cliffs stand out like someone spilled a box of crayons that melted in the sun. The minerals in the rock have … [Read more...] about Humpback Whales at Copper Cliffs
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Humpback Whales Breaching
It was one of those days out on the water when not much was happening. It was quiet. Not very many boats, not a lot of birds or anything. The sky was boring and white. It was a little windy and cold. And then ... off in the distance ... a long way away ... a huge splash! Like a really huge splash! I immediately thought "that splash was too big for an Orca", but you never … [Read more...] about Humpback Whales Breaching
Humpback Whale in Boundary Pass
Have you ever made images you treasured so much that you didn't want to publish them? I've been hanging on to these images for almost a month now, so I think it's time to finally let them go. It all happened when I was out on my boat one lovely calm afternoon. It was a glorious day and I was off sightseeing in the San Juan Islands, on the USA side, and the Gulf Islands, … [Read more...] about Humpback Whale in Boundary Pass
Orca and Mount Baker
The thing I like best about Vancouver Island in the summertime is being out on my boat. I have a few spots I return to again and again because I have seen whales, dall's porpoises, pacific white sided dolphins, sea lions, or eagles. One of my favourite spots is Boundary Pass where the border separates the Gulf Islands in Canada from the San Juan Islands in the USA. Here … [Read more...] about Orca and Mount Baker