Brockton Point Lighthouse
The Brockton Point Lighthouse in Stanley Park. This picture was taken when we returned form our first cruise to Alaska. Taken around 6 AM in the morning as we were getting ready to dock at the Ballantine Pier, the second cruise ship terminal located on the other side of the Vancouver Convention Centre (the building with the 5...
Read MoreVancouver Sunrise
Downtown Vancouver as seen from out in English Bay. This was taken from the Royal Caribbean cruise ship, Radiance of the Seas. We were returning from our first Alaska Cruise and this was taken around 5AM in the morning. On the least night of our cruise we were basically floating out in the Georgia Strait waiting for the tide to go out so the ship could pass under the Lions Gate Bridge on it’s way to the cruise ship terminal in the inner...
Read MoreI’ll have ice with mine please
We’ve been to Alaska 3 times on cruise ships and each time we went to the Hubbard Glacier. It was the same itinerary every time, just the order of stops changed – Juneau, Ketchikan, Skagway and the Hubbard Glacier, in random order. This was taken on our first trip in 2005. The ship was unable to get real close so I used a telephoto lens to get this shot. There were no big chunks falling off, just small pieces when we were there this particular...
Read MoreJanuary Walk
The Stanley Park Seawall path, as you approach Second Beach on English Bay. You can pretty well count on people using the jogging and cycling paths every day of the year, even when there’s rain. This happened to be a non rain day in January 2012, late afternoon. The entire pathway around Stanley Park is about 8 kilometres starting from the Vancouver Rowing Club in Coal Harbour and going around the park, ending up at English Bay beach, at the corners of Davie and Denman streets in...
Read MoreWinter at the Tennis Courts
Along Lagoon Drive are several public tennis courts which overlook Lost Lagoon. In the warmer weather the benches are occupied with people and pets stopping for a rest to enjoy the view over the lagoon with the North Shore Mountains as a backdrop. This view looks mainly to the Northeast where you will find the main entrance to Stanley Park and the Coal Harbour Marina area. The clouds are hanging around the mountains in this picture, but on a clear day you can see them easily from here. Taken...
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