Life on the Coast, A Day with our Ferries - 30 Jul

[Low Light Mike]

I did 4 trips today. I tried to shoot some non-standard stuff, to represent the various things that I did and saw.
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Here are my pictures from the 5:15am sailing on Coastal Inspiration from Duke Point to Tsawwassen:

starting at 4:58am:
- trucks waiting, loading, and then loaded:






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5:18am: leaving the terminal. panning effect tried.


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6:17am: Alberni passing, and passing into sun. The sun is behind a certain window....



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6:38am: freshly washed sundeck #7, done by 2 deckhands:



7:13am: 1st apparition of the day:



7:23am: Bowen Queen and Queen of New Westminster are quiet, ready for the day ahead:

[Low Light Mike]

Part II: 7:15am to 9:40am: Tsawwassen terminal and Queen of New Westminster:

7:34am: Terminal cars are ready for the day.


7:39am: I'm invited to the SeaWest Lounge on Deck 6. I think I will pass.


7:40am: I have my boarding pass ready. Looks like I'll be taking the Nanaimo HarbourLynx:


7:41am: Berths 3 & 4 at Tsawwassen:


8:16am: Roberts Bank is busy (should have used the ATM to save time ;D ;D):


8:51am: creepy shadow:


8:52am: the hotel where the King & Queen stayed in 1937:


8:59am: cemetery at Galiano Island:


9:13am: upper car deck, stern. camera sitting on car deck floor, at the gate:


9:37am: Arriving at Swartz at berth #1. We had sailed through the middle passage where Route-5 normally goes.

[Mike C]

OH! OH! OH! TEACHER! I have photos, will have them posted by tomorrow.

[Low Light Mike]

Part III: Swartz Bay, and 12:00 sailing on Coastal Celebration:

10:00am: one of the terminal vehicles:


10:03am: terminal improvements poster in Lands End cafe. See if you can find my shadow....


10:40am: departing Mayne Queen:


11:59am: Buffet is still quiet.


12:02pm: mmmmmmm


12:38pm: still in buffet, creativity is flowing:


12:53pm: my creative apex for the day:

[Low Light Mike]

Part IV: Tsawwassen terminal in the afternoon, and 3:15pm sailing on Queen of Alberni:

2:42pm: departing Bowen Queen seen through berth-3 walkway, and strange shadows:


4:09pm: kept in captivity in a cage. Will someone please set them free?


4:33pm: Alberni's upper car deck, and Seaspan Doris:


4:35pm: Looking towards Texada Island and lower Sunshine Coast. Too much haze.


4:51pm: vacationing musician, practicing and using a practice-mute.

[Koastal Karl]

A few photos from the air

Howe Sound Queen at Vesuvius Bay around 10:30am




Coastal Inspiration on her 10:15am sailing from Duke Point to Tsawwassen about 30 mins out


Coastal Rennaissance at Departure Bay around 10:45am

[Kahloke]

OK - checking in. I took a ton of photos yesterday, starting with Edmonds in the morning, the Guemes ferry in Anacortes, Anacortes ferry landing, Orcas, and Friday Harbor. I am on Orcas now at a Wi-Fi hot spot location. I will post a link to my photos tomorrow morning - don't have time right now. It was a great day - spent the afternoon in Friday Harbor. I have to go now - dinner time. I was scraping and painting my Orcas house all day today, so I am pretty bushed!

[Mike C]

oh hai there all.

[Kahloke]

Here's some of my photos from Thursday, all time stamped (roughly):

06:40 - Sounder Train rolling past Edmonds Ferry Terminal


06:40 - Edmonds Ferry Terminal


06:50 - MV Puyallup at Edmonds


08:20 - Guemes Ferry at the Anacortes side


08:45 - US Customs at Anacortes Ferry Terminal


08:50 - Anacortes Terminal overview - Elwha departing


09:01 - Anacortes, date and time proof


10:25 - MV Kaleetan


10:25 - one of Kaleetan's life rings


10:40 - main passenger cabin on Kaleetan


10:50 - Kaleetan at Lopez Island


10:55 - Kaleetan's upper deck


11:05 - departing Lopez on Kaleetan


12:05 - Kaleetan at Orcas


12:10 - Kaleetan in Harney Channel


12:15 - MV Sealth arriving at Orcas


12:30 - departing Orcas on MV Sealth


12:40 - Kenmore Air taking off in Harney Channel between Orcas and Shaw


12:42 - at Shaw Island - commercial trucks are common on the inter-island ferry during the weekdays


13:25 - passing MV Yakima in Upright Channel between Shaw and Lopez


13:40 - Sealth's car deck


14:00 - Sealth at Friday Harbor


15:25 - time proof - Friday Harbor Marina Welcome Center


16:00 - a very bedraggled MV Chelan entering Friday Harbor on her afternoon run back to Sidney


16:15 - "Popeye" - Friday Harbor's resident seal




16:30 - Spring Street - Friday Harbor


16:40 - MV Elwha arriving in Friday Harbor


17:22 - Sealth and Elwha at Friday Harbor


17:45 - Friday Harbor ferry dock as seen from MV Sealth


18:05 - on board Sealth returning back to Orcas Island


18:10 - Wasp Passage


I love seeing everyone's photos from this very "coastal" day - good job!

[Low Light Mike]

Here's round#2 of my shots from that long & hot day of ferry travel.
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5:02am at Duke Point terminal:
- loading the Coastal Inspiration.


5:07am on the Coastal Inspiration:
- upper vehicle loading ramp


6:07am on the Coastal Inspiration:
- early morning sky on an empty deck #7.


6:20am on Coastal Inspiration's upper vehicle deck:
- there's so much that I like in this photo: the reflection of the rising sun on the ceiling of the car deck. The passing Queen of Alberni. The barge that's passing through the path of the rising sun. The various items visible on the 'Inspiration's car deck by the port holes.


6:21am: Passing 'Alberni as seen from "upper vehicle deck". Hazy sunrise sky.


7:31am at Tsawwassen: vehicles waiting to load for the 7:45am Route-30 sailing. A busy day already with full loads.


8:53am on Queen of New Westminster: passing by the Coastal Celebration:
- C-Cell passengers seen on decks 4, 5, 7 getting fresh air:


9:37am at Swartz Bay:
- 2 different ships, 2 different companies, 2 different markets


2:42pm at Tsawwassen:
- the seagulls line up to watch the Bowen Queen depart.


3:14pm at Tsawwassen terminal:
- passengers on a departing Spirit ferry take refuge on the outside deck, during the hot afternoon of a very hot weather day.

[Kahloke]

I was looking back in this thread today, having been reminded of our 2009 "Life on the Coast Day" just recently, and found that the link to my photos had broken, so I finally just decided to post some of them directly. It's a few posts up from this one.