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Dear friends
Summer is over at Pacific Northwest. It is time to park the boat for the winter months. It has been good summer for me. I have spent around 120 days onboard of Ocean Echo 1. June and July are good at West Coast of British Columbia. August (Fogust) and September tend to get foggy at West Coast. This is why I spent second half of the summer at inner waters of Strait of Georgia.
Tidal current flows (rips) can be pretty nasty while navigating Victoria area and Eastern side of Juan de Fuca (Race Rocks).
I did not go to Hot Springs Cove this time. I have decided to explore more of Barkley Sound. I have always visited just outer islands of Broken Group at Barkley Sound (Wouwer, Benson, Clarke, Dicebox, Turret islands etc.) in the past. Inside of Barkley Sound had some pleasant surprises for me. I have found beautiful spots with white sand beaches and turquoise blue water. South Pacific settings with cold water. Nice anchorages and much less fog in some areas.
Broken Group is well known for Ocean kayaking. I have read somewhere, that Broken Group gets visited by more then 4,000 kayakers annually. Broken Group is really kayakers paradise at West Coast of BC.
I have paddled thousands of kilometers/miles while kayaking in Pacific Ocean. Tropical waters with coral reefs are very nice for kayaking and snorkeling. Northern waters are very beautiful for ruggedness, wild life and sea life.
Hummingbirds have been visiting my boat again, which was a lot of fun as always.
Sad part is, that sea life is slowly disappearing due to human activities and development. I have been visiting West Coast of BC for last 30 years and the difference in wild life and sea life is noticeable.
Most of areas are over fished and influenced by fish farms.
Barkley Sound has a lot of Oyster farms at sheltered bays. Shorelines and bays near Oyster farms are usually full of wild Oysters.
The World is lately pretty screwed up politically, economically and otherwise. I strongly suggest to anyone who reads my blogs to realize, that life is short and fragile, but very beautiful.
Enjoy whatever is left on our planet, because we might not be able to do so in the future.
Mother nature is the best artist. There are plenty of beautiful places on our Earth.
Kind regards. JJ (Jara) Holcman s/v Ocean Echo 1
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Wouwer Island - Barkley Sound
Broken Group islands - Barkley Sound
West Coast sunsets
West Coast sunsets
Dicebox Island (cave) - Barkley Sound
Dicebox Island - Barkley Sound
Dempster Island (shoreline arch) - Barkley Sound
Sunsets at Barkley Sound
White sand, turquoise blue water - Barkley Sound
White sand, turquoise blue water - Barkley Sound
Eagle Nook fishing resort - Barkley Sound
Eagle Nook fishing resort - Barkley Sound
Sechart lodge (kayaking) - Barkley Sound
Private island - Barkley Sound
10 peaks Mountain - Barkley Sound
Barkley Sound - sunsets
Large black bear eating oysters - Pipestem Inlet, Barkley Sound
Large black bear - Pipestem Inlet, Barkley Sound
Entrance to Ucluelet harbor
Entrance to Ucluelet harbor
Thunderstorm approaching - Dempster Island
Fog is rolling in - Barkley Sound
Brabant Islands - Barkley Sound
Brabant Islands - Barkley Sound
White sand, turquoise blue water - Barkley Sound
White sand, turquoise blue water - Barkley Sound
White sand, turquoise blue water - fog is rolling in
Sunrise at Barkley Sound
Robinson Island (caves) - Barkley Sound
Robinson Island (caves) - Barkley Sound
Weld Island (caves) - Barkley Sound
Weld Island (large cave) - Barkley Sound
Sunsets at Barkley Sound
Sunsets at Barkley Sound
Shoreline arch - Barkley Sound
Sunsets at Barkley Sound
Sunsets at Barkley Sound
Raccoons feeding at low tide - near Nettle Island
Raccoons feeding at low tide - near Nettle Island
Raccoons feeding at low tide - near Nettle Island
Sunset at Strait of Georgia
Shoreline walls - Valdes Island, Strait of Georgia
BC ferries - Gulf Islands
Wild sheep - Jedediah Island, Strait of Georgia
Wild sheep - Jedediah Island, Strait of Georgia
Sunsets - central Strait of Georgia
Sunsets - central Strait of Georgia
Lasqueti Island - Strait of Georgia
Rabbit Island - Strait of Georgia
Tantalus Range glaciers - Coastal Mountains
Brandywine Falls - near Whistler, BC
Harbor Seals - near Lasqueti Island
Harbor Seal - near Lasqueti Island
Lava layer (top) - Finnerty Islands
Twisted Oak trees
Large 4 meters high stumps - Strait of Georgia
Large 4 meters high stumps - Strait of Georgia
Sunsets at Strait of Georgia
Sandstone creations - islands near Nanaimo, BC
Sandstone creations - islands near Nanaimo, BC
Sandstone creations - near Gabriola Island
Sandstone creations - near Gabriola Island
Large cave/overhang - near Gabriola Island
Sandstone overhangs - near Gabriola Island
Sandstone overhangs - near Gabriola Island
Sandstone overhangs - near Gabriola Island
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Ocean Echo 1 - index/list of blogs sorted by the date - 35 posts by October 2019
2019 - October - British Columbia - Barkley Sound and Strait of Georgia - 2019
2019 - February - B.C.- Vancouver, Whistler, Inside waters - 2018
2018 - November - Clayoquot Sound and Hot Springs Cove - West Coast of B.C.
2018 - November - Vancouver to West Coast of B.C. and return - Barkley Sound
2018 - April - The life goes on - British Columbia CA
2017 - November - The untold truth - British Columbia CA
2017 - January - Ocean Echo 1 - details of investigation
2015 - April - Passage from Fiji to Tuvalu and Marshalls - End of Pacific trip
2014 - September - Lau Islands, Fiji
2014 - September - New Zealand to Fiji
2014 - April - North Island, New Zealand
2014 - January - Tonga to New Zealand
2013 - October - Kingdom of Tonga - Tonga Islands
2013 - September - Bora Bora Island to Niue Island
2013 - June - Tuamotus, Bora Bora
2013 - March - Marquesas Islands - cyclone season
2012 - December - Moorea, Tahiti to Nuku Hiva, Marquesas
2012 - October - Tahiti, Moorea, Huahine, Bora Bora, Raiatea Islands
2012 - September - Marquesas, Tuamotu and Tahiti Islands
2012 - June - Marquesas Islands
2012 - May - La Cruz, Mexico to Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia
2012 - February - La Cruz - Banderas Bay, Mexico - winter 2012
2011 - December - San Carlos to Manzanillo, Mexico's Pacific Coast
2011 - October - Santa Rosalia to BLA and Refugio, Mexico
2011 - July - Loreto to Santa Rosalia, Mexico
2011 - June - La Paz to Loreto, Mexico
2011 - May - La Paz, Mexico
2011 - May - Mazatlan, Mexico
2011 - March - Isla Isabel, Mexico
2011 - March - Ensenada to Banderas Bay, Mexico
2010 - December - San Diego California, USA to Ensenada Mexico
2010 - November - Long Beach, L.A. to San Diego - California
2010 - October - Avila Beach to Long Beach, L.A., California
2010 - October - San Francisco to Avila Beach California
2010 - September - Vancouver, British Columbia to San Francisco, California
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