Let's talk cruising in British Columbia

[sv_pelagia]

OK, let's bring up the term "Pacific Northwest" (PNW)...

British Columbians do NOT call it (BC waters) the PNW.

British Columbia is what we call it (more recently, the ocean are in the southern portion of BC is called the Salish Sea. (Even "Lotusland".) But not PNW.

(Actually, BC would be in the SOUTHwest of Canada. And we are in the Eastern Pacific.)

[Scorpius]

I can't find it now but Somebody was talking about bears and watching them from their pilothouse. A few years ago we were less than five feet from a momma kermode bear (or Spirit Bear) and her cubs. It was up on Gribbell Island near Hartley Bay. Kermodes are a rare genetic variation of a black bear that renders them white. Not a polar bear and not an albino. I've got some great pictures. I wish I could figure out how to include them here.


But here's a link to some stock photos:


https://www.nathab.com/blog/spirit-b...e-and-harmony/

[sv_pelagia]

Originally Posted by Scorpius

I can't find it now but Somebody was talking about bears and watching them from their pilothouse. A few years ago we were less than five feet from a momma kermode bear (or Spirit Bear) and her cubs. It was up on Gribbell Island near Hartley Bay. Kermodes are a rare genetic variation of a black bear that renders them white. Not a polar bear and not an albino. I've got some great pictures. I wish I could figure out how to include them here.


But here's a link to some stock photos:


https://www.nathab.com/blog/spirit-b...e-and-harmony/

Been North of Cape Caution 4x... got lucky once (1st trip) and anchored when this Kermode showed up (Clothes Bay, near Klemtu)

[Cpt Mark]

The area is gorgeous and only gets better the further north you go. Without a doubt, make sure you go to Process Luisa Inlet. Magical.

You have a short list of boats, good and good luck. As mentioned earlier, heat is not important, it is critical. It gets really cold. I'm in Portland OR on the Columbia and frankly, I hate the 9 months of winter but it is what it is. It's also a bit colder down here then up there. I live aboard and when it snows it's cold and on the Columbia river edges I have seen ice.

Besides heat, I strongly suggest shelter. Shelter being a totally enclosed cockpit.

[Lodesman]

Originally Posted by sv_pelagia

OK, let's bring up the term "Pacific Northwest" (PNW)...

British Columbians do NOT call it (BC waters) the PNW.

British Columbia is what we call it (more recently, the ocean are in the southern portion of BC is called the Salish Sea. (Even "Lotusland".) But not PNW.

(Actually, BC would be in the SOUTHwest of Canada. And we are in the Eastern Pacific.)

Well if you want to be pedantic about it, it's actually the Northeast corner of the Pacific.

[Uricanejack]

Originally Posted by Lodesman

I lived there for years and never heard that term; it was simply the Gulf Islands full stop. According to Wiki, it's a newish addition to the lexicon:

I get the terminology from the BC Ferry schedule, is geographically correct in cartography? Who knows.

According to the Ferry Schedule, The islands south of Nanaimo are Southern and those North of Nanaimo are Northern.

Bowen Gambier and Keats have there own schedule.

[NedX]

Originally Posted by sv_pelagia

OK, let's bring up the term "Pacific Northwest" (PNW)...

British Columbians do NOT call it (BC waters) the PNW.

British Columbia is what we call it (more recently, the ocean are in the southern portion of BC is called the Salish Sea. (Even "Lotusland".) But not PNW.

(Actually, BC would be in the SOUTHwest of Canada. And we are in the Eastern Pacific.)

I owe myself a dollar.

[NedX]

Originally Posted by Scorpius

I can't find it now but Somebody was talking about bears and watching them from their pilothouse. A few years ago we were less than five feet from a momma kermode bear (or Spirit Bear) and her cubs. It was up on Gribbell Island near Hartley Bay. Kermodes are a rare genetic variation of a black bear that renders them white. Not a polar bear and not an albino. I've got some great pictures. I wish I could figure out how to include them here.


But here's a link to some stock photos:


https://www.nathab.com/blog/spirit-b...e-and-harmony/

Oh, I want to see your shots, and recently figured out how to post pictures!

When you are responding to a message (or posting one), scroll down to the green bar with "Additional options".. The second option under it says "Manage attachments."

When you click on that, a window opens with five "choose file" buttons. You click on a button and it will allow you to search your computer for the image you want to upload (it needs to be in a proper format like jpg; there's a size limit but I haven't noticed that it actually makes a difference). Once you've selected your photo or photos, you go back to the box and look for "upload" in the lower right hand corner of the box.

You have to click "upload", and wait for the pictures to upload and click back to your message. To see if they uploaded, hit "preview post" under your message (next to submit reply) and you'll see how it looks.

Using my new skillz, I've uploaded a screenshot of the "manage attachments" window.

[Scorpius]

Originally Posted by NedX

Oh, I want to see your shots, and recently figured out how to post pictures!

When you are responding to a message (or posting one), scroll down to the green bar with "Additional options".. The second option under it says "Manage attachments."

When you click on that, a window opens with five buttons. You click on a button and it will allow you to search your computer for the image you want to upload (it needs to be in a proper format like jpg/ Once you've selected your photo or photos, look for "upload" in the lower right hand corner of the box.

You have to click that, and wait for the pictures to upload and click back to your message. To see if they uploaded, hit "preview post" under your message (next to submit reply) and you'll see how it looks.

I've uploaded a screenshot of the "manage attachments" window.

Yeah. I've done all that but it says my pictures are too big. Maybe I'll try again.

[NedX]

Originally Posted by sv_pelagia

Been North of Cape Caution 4x... got lucky once (1st trip) and anchored when this Kermode showed up (Clothes Bay, near Klemtu) Attachment 228779

Beyond cool.

[Scorpius]

Let's try again with the Kermode Bear pictures shall we? As I said before, at times they were five feet away.

[NedX]

Originally Posted by Scorpius

Yeah. I've done all that but it says my pictures are too big. Maybe I'll try again.

Put the picture on your desktop and click on it. If you have a mac anyway, it opens as a preview picture. Under tools, click "adjust size." Make it like 4" long or tall and it will automatically adjust the other dimension. Save, and the photo will now be the right size.

[Scorpius]

Originally Posted by NedX

Oh, I want to see your shots, and recently figured out how to post pictures!

When you are responding to a message (or posting one), scroll down to the green bar with "Additional options".. The second option under it says "Manage attachments."

When you click on that, a window opens with five "choose file" buttons. You click on a button and it will allow you to search your computer for the image you want to upload (it needs to be in a proper format like jpg; there's a size limit but I haven't noticed that it actually makes a difference). Once you've selected your photo or photos, you go back to the box and look for "upload" in the lower right hand corner of the box.

You have to click "upload", and wait for the pictures to upload and click back to your message. To see if they uploaded, hit "preview post" under your message (next to submit reply) and you'll see how it looks.

Using my new skillz, I've uploaded a screenshot of the "manage attachments" window.

Hey! It worked this time! Thanks!

[NedX]

Originally Posted by Scorpius

Let's try again with the Kermode Bear pictures shall we? As I said before, at times they were five feet away.

So this variation doesn't influence the color of the offspring? Unlike, say, blue eyes? So she's white and the cub is as black as any black bear? In. Sane.

(Newsflash: I'm not a biologist or zoologist)

BC ( s/v Pelagia) really sells itself

[Lodesman]

Originally Posted by Uricanejack

I get the terminology from the BC Ferry schedule, is geographically correct in cartography? Who knows.

According to the Ferry Schedule, The islands south of Nanaimo are Southern and those North of Nanaimo are Northern.

Bowen Gambier and Keats have there own schedule.

Not sure I'd trust the Ferry Corp with anything as important as terminology

Anyone notice there's no gulf there? Curious about how they came to be called the Gulf Islands?