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Checking out Gibsons

Gibsons Marina
Wed May 5

A pause in property searches today though we are off to see a few more in Sechelt tomorrow and also plan to check out Pender Harbour and Garden Bay, at the far end of the Sunshine Coast.

This morning was a trip in to Gibsons to buy some fish from the Public Market and check out around the harbour and immediate area.  We had to be back for 13.00 hrs as the local broadband provider (Telus) was due to check out why the internet (and therefore TV) wasn't working.  A tree-fall .5k down the road was blamed and the cable team is on standby to provide a new cable.  By all accounts they are as quick as BT in the UK!  We don't anticipate a fix in the next month.

Back for lunch and the broadband check (no immediate progress likely while we are renting) and a local walk after lunch.  Steep walk uphill that goes nowhere and back down for a stroll along the 'Esplanade'.  

I've been trying to perfect bird and animal photography against sky and sea.  The dark object (bird or seal) against a light background (sea or sky) is a real challenge, but today made I progress with both camera settings and in Lightroom, the software I use to clean up the pictures.  

Some of the images are here.  The River Otter is a real delight to watch and allowed me to get quit close.  As did the Bald Eagle.

Here are a few images from today.  

Foreshore Resident

High Level foreshore resident

Beach Ottoe










 

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