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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 2, 2014 9:17:58 GMT -8
The Comox - Powell River route gave me some scenery to enjoy on Canada Day 2014 Morning view of the Comox area ---------- Evening views as we travel westward The clouds look menacing, but I only felt a few rain drops With the lights of Little River terminal visible
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 3, 2014 7:31:07 GMT -8
Here are the westwards scenes from the Powell River to Comox ferry route. - seen by me on July 1, 2014, 8:45pm sailing.
I filmed from the bow for the entire sailing. This video upload has 3 different sped-up versions (30 times, 100 times and 15 times), with different effects perceived when viewed at different speeds. Even the slowest speed is fast enough to feel like you're clipping along on the smooth water.
At the end of the journey, the dusk light was very reflective on the water at the Little River terminal. The berth structures there had a nice reflective effect to view, as we arrived. You can see this nicely in my 10x version.
This is the record of a very pleasant journey.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 4, 2014 18:23:23 GMT -8
Here's the ferry route from Comox to Powell River - morning of July 1, 2014
(music is slowly processing, so enjoy the silence)
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 11, 2014 15:33:03 GMT -8
Jervis Inlet Route-7 on a sunny summer day: - July 7, 2014 in the early evening Ready to start my trip from Earls Cove The hydro lines to from mainland to Nelson Island. (and a moon, too)
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 11, 2014 20:53:41 GMT -8
The ferry trip from Horseshoe Bay to Langdale. - seen by me on Queen of Coquitlam, July 7, 2014
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When the ship arrives at Langdale, it bobs around in its own waves, because of the button-hook approach path.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 12, 2014 10:42:24 GMT -8
Seen on the Queen of Burnaby: classic car & classic trailer
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 12, 2014 22:35:53 GMT -8
I enjoyed lovely morning lighting on a recent Route-2 trip on Coastal Renaissance. Leaving Departure Bay Heading east Into Howe Sound - lovely colours
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 13, 2014 14:14:43 GMT -8
The view of a Route-2 sailing from Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bay - this is Coastal Renaissance on her 6:20am sailing on July 7, 2014
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 13, 2014 22:10:45 GMT -8
Yes, I've done a lot of ferry riding lately, and I've done lots of filming.
Here's another one...
Jervis Inlet route: Earls Cove to Saltery Bay, on a lovely summer day
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 18, 2014 19:35:48 GMT -8
Mt. Baker seen from at/near the Lopez Island ferry terminal. - July 15, 2014 Seen from Kaleetan. A volcano beautiful in every way, shape and form...
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 23, 2014 17:15:23 GMT -8
Super scene from Kaleetan, at 9:25pm on July 15, 2014. Heading eastward in Rosario Strait, headed for Anacortes.
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Post by Cable Cassidy on Jul 23, 2014 18:45:17 GMT -8
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Post by northwesterner on Jul 23, 2014 20:50:35 GMT -8
Super scene from Kaleetan, at 9:25pm on July 15, 2014. Heading eastward in Rosario Strait, headed for Anacortes. More than twenty years ago when I was just a kid I convinced my mother that we should wait a little longer and let the evening direct sailing leave from Friday Harbor (which would have been on the cramped Tillikum) and catch the International run instead. We ended up on the Kaleetan, and she was a revelation. It was certainly my first Super class in the San Juans. We spent the evening sailing on the upper passenger deck, just like you, watching a spectacular sunset. It is in these summer conditions that the Supers truly shine.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 24, 2014 16:04:27 GMT -8
Summer morning fog in the San Juans. Just super... July 15, 2014
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 24, 2014 18:35:01 GMT -8
This is the hazy summer view that you get of Mt. Rainier, from an Admiralty Inlet ferry. - this is from Salish on July 16, 2014
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 28, 2014 19:25:56 GMT -8
Beauty seen from onboard ferries, in July 2014: Mt. Baker, seen from Kaleetan, just away from Anacortes Evening in Harney Channel Lopez Sound sunset, seen from antique Kaleetan ------------------ in Strait of Juan de Fuca on Coho, looking north Laurel Point, Victoria
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Post by Low Light Mike on Aug 14, 2014 7:09:23 GMT -8
A summer morning in the San Juans area, on Elwha. - good thing that there's an expert mate in the pilothouse ---------- Thatcher Pass (trust me) Rosario Strait -------- Why was I shooting from the doorway of the pickle-fork, and not the open end? - because it was closed-off for the sailing, because of the fog.
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Post by Koastal Karl on Aug 14, 2014 7:17:52 GMT -8
Closed off cause of fog?? That is a bit silly now isent it, lol!
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Post by Low Light Mike on Aug 14, 2014 9:00:57 GMT -8
Closed off cause of fog?? That is a bit silly now isent it, lol! Karl, I realize that you're new to ferries and might not be aware that the people running them have lots of experience keeping ship & passengers safe in different weather, and in complying with various regulations.
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Post by Kahloke on Aug 14, 2014 9:07:00 GMT -8
Closed off cause of fog?? That is a bit silly now isent it, lol! Karl, I realize that you're new to ferries and might not be aware that the people running them have lots of experience keeping ship & passengers safe in different weather, and in complying with various regulations. Not knowing what the regulations are, I wonder if closing off the pickle forks in foggy weather has more to do with maintaining maximum forward visibility from the bridge versus anything to do with passenger safety. I'm sure someone knows why they do this.
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Post by Barnacle on Aug 14, 2014 11:09:07 GMT -8
Closed off cause of fog?? That is a bit silly now isent it, lol! I'm sorry you think vessel and navigational safety is silly. However, it's for the safety of the passengers, in the unlikely event of a collision. It is also a noise reduction tactic for those of us up on the bridge or down on the car deck, trying to locate the aerosol-powered boat horn that we're hearing somewhere out in that fog, but isn't showing up on radar because it's a small wooden boat or, worse yet, a kayak who thinks it's appropriate to play with the big dogs at that moment. And the people on the picklefork won't shut up. Besides, what the hey are you gonna look at, anyway?
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Post by Koastal Karl on Aug 14, 2014 12:23:16 GMT -8
Do they close off the bow?? I bet people stand on the bow on the car deck?
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Post by Barnacle on Aug 14, 2014 13:17:21 GMT -8
Do they close off the bow?? I bet people stand on the bow on the car deck? The bow isn't outright closed off; however, there is a lookout posted on the bow who has the right and authority to instruct people to stand further back and remain quiet for the navigational safety of the vessel. It is also a noise reduction tactic for those of us trying to locate the aerosol-powered boat horn that we're hearing somewhere out in that fog, but isn't showing up on radar because it's a small wooden boat or, worse yet, a kayak who thinks it's appropriate to play with the big dogs at that moment. And the people on the car deck won't shut up.
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Post by Koastal Karl on Aug 14, 2014 17:07:19 GMT -8
are the pickle forks on both ends closed off?
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Post by Low Light Mike on Aug 14, 2014 17:45:53 GMT -8
are the pickle forks on both ends closed off? My experience from one day on a 2-leg trip: - sometimes yes, sometimes no.
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