We had walked past countless sailboats and it was just another morning in the harbour. All the proverbial chat topics were going on, “ohh that one is pretty” and “I could sail around the world on that baby”, and so on. Then amongst all the fancy boats this little beauty suddenly caught my eye and ignited my day dreaming muscles.

She certainly isn’t anything stunning to look at, I admit. I know the photo is a bit busy with all the rigging in the background and it came off my phone so the quality isn’t hot. How often do you see such a cute little sailboat like that though? Definitely older since she’s all wood construction. And even a wood burning stove chimney. You sure wouldn’t get anything like that these days. She isn’t fancy by any stretch of the imagination, but she sure has personality.

I have no idea who lives on there or what the boat’s story is. However, I’ve spent plenty of time imagining how if she were my boat I’d get up early to warm up the stove. Maybe have afternoon projects like replacing some rigging here and there or sanding down the deck for a fresh coat of stain. I wonder how she would sail. Probably fairly heavy compared to newer boats, but I bet she’d be seaworthy enough to go plenty of places. Maybe drift into a quiet inlet for the night. Nobody around but some dodgy looking seals and a random gull.

I have no idea what this particular boat’s name is. I think I’d name her Ingrid though. It sounds about right to me.

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// shawn

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The sore point for me is watching this great scenery sail past while I have no photography skills at all. So a few days ago, I stood on the deck of the seventh floor, right up at the bow and tried my best to get a good photo. With it being a chilly February afternoon, high up on the bow of a fast moving ship, it wasn’t exactly crowded. I have a very tough time taking photos; I don’t feel comfortable taking them, plus I don’t have much of an eye for it. So excuses aside, here are a few that I got which seem fairly nice to me. Let me know what you think!

Unfortunately, photos alone don’t do much to capture the beauty of the area. You’ll just have to go there as well and experience it for yourself.

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// shawn

photo credit: The top photo of the ferry wasn’t taken by me, it links through to the source wikipedia article.

Thanks for subscribing to my RSS feed, I appreciate it! Please be sure to stop by the site sometimes and leave a comment so I know you're still alive. I worry about you. Are you eating okay? Ok, see ya! -- The Vancouver to Victoria Ferry Photography Experiment is a post from: Rerunaround