Those Faraway Places....

I was infected by wanderlust when I was very young and though it has been somewhat cured by a life spent in out-of-the-way places in Africa and Asia it still kindles anew when I see a boat as lovely as the one pictured above.

Brentwood Bay

This is such a lovely little spot at the southern lip of Brentwood Bay looking out towards Daphne Islet. This is the sort of scene that would make a lovely watercolour painting. - Fern

Cadboro Bay

Cattle Point divides Oak Bay and Cadboro Bay. While I was looking for birds, others were watching the small sailboats racing in Cadboro Bay.

After Dark 4 - The Inner Harbour

Another important contributor to the Inner Harbour's magic is the Inner Harbour itself - the water and the boats of all shapes and sizes that are moored there.

Winter Light II

A touch of the flu has kept me home today so here's another photo from yesterday, just after I left Chinatown. It's the Inner Harbor taken from the Johnson Street Bridge. I like the way the masts of the sailboats catch the winter sunset. (This is shortly after four o'clock in the afternoon.)

Inner Harbour and Legislative Assembly Buildings

Victoria has always been a seafarers' city and the Inner Harbour still hosts sailors from all over the world. It is the heart of downtown Victoria. The Legislative Assembly buildings can be seen in the background.