AN INVITATION to join friends on a sailboat to tour local coastal waters was very much welcome. My husband and I were delighted at the chance to head out from False Creek in Vancouver into perfect sailing weather.
The moderate breeze had pushed out the smoggy curtain of pollution that settled over Greater Vancouver due to the many forest fires raging primarily in BC's interior regions over summer. The blue sky was back and there was a nice balance of cloud, sun and wind rippling shadow and light onto the ocean. (The sun spot made me think of the
solar eclipse to come the following week.)
It was fun to glide under, rather than drive over, the
Burrard Bridge as we traveled the relatively short distance towards Horseshoe Bay.
Vessels of all sizes were out that day, including the "pirate" ship (above) packed with tourists.
One boat seemed packed with everything except people. You'd have to do a bit of digging to find a captain who surely was buried under there somewhere.
The many freighters were lumbering giants amid smaller leisure craft.
Very much "fish out of water" when it comes to sailing, our only job was to enjoy the view.
The younger guests did some "fishing" while on board.
We all admired Lighthouse Park, a hiking spot, looking pretty from a distance.
As we drifted by the beautiful scenery our friends, the crew, were busy adjusting sails and looking after the important details of running a ship.
It looks like smooth sailing from afar but it takes work to achieve that carefree feeling.
A food fest concluded our journey. You'd have thought we discovered gold when we spotted an artistic miracle in a "rare" kernel of corn.
The smiley face expressed our own ear-to-ear grins during much of that day.
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Love the shots of the bridge and the lighthouse. Looks like a perfect day to be out on the water!!
ReplyDeleteA perfect day indeed! We boat but would definitely just be along for the ride on a sailboat. Beautiful views -- thank you for sharing. I'm glad your smoke cleared out some. We saw a loaded boat like that one you show going through a lock once; the pilot could barely find room to reach out to grab the rope -- wouldn't think it would be terribly safe.
ReplyDeleteI agree the bridge and lighthouse shots are beautiful. But I gotta admit the gold fish crackers are just fine!
ReplyDeleteOh how beautiful. Wish to visit again, but last week on a road trip to Seattle, we drove up to White Rock to meet friends for lunch. Another pretty little BC town.
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Wonderful adventure and great photos ~ I have a similar lighthouse shot ~ how similar the world is ~ eh? Love the smiley face ^_^
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(A ShutterBug Explores)
All are awesome shots, but I love the lighthouse most of all. Looks like a great way to spend the day!
ReplyDeleteI love the perspective of the Golden Gate bridge! I've never seen it from that angle before :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping by, VioletSky. I first mistakenly referred to the bridge (pictured) Lion's Gate. However, it's not the Lion's Gate or the Golden Gate, rather it's the beautiful Burrard Bridge in Vancouver. :)
DeleteHow exciting to view the city from a different perspective.
ReplyDeleteMy wife's sister lives in Victoria so we tend to fly directly to Vancouver Island and we skip Vancouver. The only time I spent any time there was many years ago on business and for a whole week it rained! Maybe I need to give it another shot!
ReplyDeleteWe were recently in BC and Alberta (Banff, Lake Louise, Jasper, Golden) and it had smoky days, so I am pleased you got your blue skies back. I love the shot with someone's head looking into the distance - the windblown hair makes me feel like I am there on the boat!
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