A North Island Day

Miracle Beach, B.C.

Probably my favourite beach ever. Wide. Safe. The ocean pulls back at low tide to reveal  perfect sand bars, sand dollars, star fish, sea urchins, jelly fish. The water is warm in the pools, cold in the distance.

 "If once you have slept on an island you'll never be quite the same

 You may look as you looked the day before and go by the same old name." (Rachel Field 1894-1942)

Coast Mtns

  They extend from southwestern Yukon thru Alaska  and basically all the way down the coast of British Columbia south to the Fraser River.

                                              Salmon Point, B.C.
 Set on 28 acres of waterfront property overlooking the Strait of Georgia, the shoreline is mainly rocky, almost deserted beaches. In the fall, fishermen can be seen wading.There is a wonderful trail that snakes it's way through old fruit orchards. Also has an RV park with cottages. About 22 km from Campbell River. One of my favourite places.

  “The island is ours. Here, in some way, we are young forever.”            ― E. Lockhart, We Were Liars

 "You'll see blue water and wheeling gulls wherever your feet may go." -Rachel Field

Mt. Washington Range seen from my front window. On the eastern edge of the Vancouver Island Ranges of British Columbia. Up there is the Alpine Resort. It's about 25 km (16 mi) from the Comox Valley.

From Island hwy on way to Courtenay, B.C.

Cruise Ship passing 

In one evening, in Campbell River,there may be up to four  ships toddling through Seymour Narrows and down Discovery Passage. 

 “Poetry isn’t an island, it is the bridge. 
Poetry isn’t a ship, it is the lifeboat. Poetry isn’t swimming. Poetry is water.” 
― Kamand Kojouri

 “The serenity of the lulling ocean is a wondrous thing to behold..more precious than the gems coveted and covered in platinum or gold...”― Oksana Rus

 “The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.” ― Ralph W. Sockman

                                                          Tide coming in at Miracle Beach, B.C.

                               On the way to Courtenay,B.C.....beneath hazy skies.

“Just take my hand, lead, dance with me...and I will simply follow the blueness of the water, the white waves rolling free...where the earth beneath my feet and stars make my heart whole again...in long and priceless moments of shared solitude...” ― Oksana Rus

 “I have to find a place to hide ,an island in the sea, surrounded by a racing tide,where I can live with me” 
― Laurie Matthew

                      From the Pier in Campbell River, B.C. Sunset in July
Photographs 2017