Looking North West up the Strait of Georgia from Parksville towards a setting sun. If you're ever lucky enough to take a boat from Vancouver to Vancouver Island in British Columbia Canada, you would recognize the beauty of the this place.
In some areas it's nearly fifty kilometers wide and in others a mere one thousand meters separates the island from the mainland. There are no bridges because of the mountainous terrain north of Vancouver. To get around it's best to have access to a boat.
Our journey started in North West Vancouver, in an area called Horseshoe bay. The land is just as incredible as the sea. If you do take a ferry book in advance to avoid disappointment, especially on a Saturday.
We stood on the deck, it gets windy in the straight so the bow is not the best place. If you're lucky you can see humpback whales, dolphins and Orcas.
That's the Lions Gate bridge in the background going over the Vancouver Harbour. From the ferry you can see a humpback whale breaching the waters and a whaling boat (the sightseeing type) on the right. Vancouver Island is famous for whale watching tours many of whom visit the Strait of Georgia.
This is Vancouver harbour from Stanley park. It's not really the strait but it is connected to it by Burrard Inlet. I was just getting a photo of their mermaid on a rock statue, copying the more famous one in Denmark.
Seals are a common site in the harbours of the strait, we saw them wherever there are fishing boats. These were in French Creek Harbour. Unfortunately, we couldn't get close because there were slippery rocks and they don't let strangers wander around the docks between the boats.
This was taken in Nanaimo harbour where there ferry goes to from Vancouver Island. I didn't think seagulls ate starfish but this guy almost has it down.
We stayed at an Airbnb in Parksville with a view of the Strait. The weather was so perfect you could just leave the door open and smell the sea air.
Whomever has a view like this is lucky. You can watch whales while you eat and there's often a seal or boats passing by too.
Sunrises are nice, so are sunsets. We will be back to the Strait of Georgia. Thank you for visiting and have a great week.
All photos taken with an s22 or iphone 15 pro max. The last photo is filtered.