Click on the pictures for a
larger image. To day Ton had to work in the Nanaimo IT office. You'll see
images from the 15 minute flight (round trip), the views and more.
| Picture |
Date |
Description |
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10-Feb-2000
08.00 |
Harbour
Air's Twin Otter float plane will fly Ton to Nanaimo in 15 minutes. The
plane can carry 24 passengers and 2 pilots. It
leaves downtown Vancouver near Canada Place and lands in the Nanaimo
harbour, just minutes walking from the office. |
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10-Feb-2000 |
The
sun is coming up, right behind Canada Place. |
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10-Feb-2000 |
All
board, we're ready to leave (downtown Vancouver buildings in the
background). |
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10-Feb-2000 |
It's
busy on the Burrard Inlet. Planes land and take off all the time.
Unfortunately the propeller is blocking some of the view. |
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10-Feb-2000 |
Water
from the floaters splashed against the windows during take-off. View of
North Vancouver. We flying over ... |
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10-Feb-2000 |
...
an industry site in North Vancouver, and then ... |
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10-Feb-2000 |
...
we pass the Lions Gate bridge. |
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10-Feb-2000 |
The
coastal mountain range with their snow covered peaks and Howe Sound. |
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10-Feb-2000 |
Seaspan
tug boat on the Georgia Straight. |
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10-Feb-2000 |
Just
under the wing we can see the city of Nanaimo. We are aprroaching the
harbour for landing. It was a smooth flight. |
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10-Feb-2000 |
A
view of the cockpit of the Twin Otter. |
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10-Feb-2000 |
The
harbour of Nanaimo. |
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10-Feb-2000 |
Leaving
the plane and after a short 5 minute walk you're in the office (not in
this picture). |
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10-Feb-2000 |
The
sea plane (or float plane) docked. |
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10-Feb-2000 |
The
sea plane (or float plane) docked. |
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10-Feb-2000 |
Great
view with the rising sun behind the clouds. |
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10-Feb-2000 |
The
Nanaimo IT building at Chapel Street. |
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10-Feb-2000
13.00 |
Lunch
(fajita's) at a Mexican restaurant close to the office. |
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10-Feb-2000 |
A
walk to the waterfront park with a totem pole located at the city streets
of Nanaimo. |
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10-Feb-2000 |
A
Squamish (native tribe) canoe. |
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10-Feb-2000 |
Ton
worked at Corinna Kral's workstation today (she was out of the office). |
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10-Feb-2000
16.15 |
The
plane is ready for landing. |
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10-Feb-2000 |
The
plane is taxiing into the harbour. Across the Georgia Straight we see the
coastal mountain range (with snow on the tops) near Vancouver. |
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10-Feb-2000 |
Harbour
Air. |
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10-Feb-2000
16.35 |
Floating
logs, looking from the window of the plane, just after take-off. These log
combinations are called "booms" (Dutch? ... the equivalent for
log in Dutch is "boom" ... or coincidence?). |
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10-Feb-2000 |
We
are approaching Vancouver at Point Grey. This is UBC (University of
British Columbia). |
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10-Feb-2000 |
Flying
over Stanley park with downtoan Vancouver in sight. English Bay is located
at the very right edge of the picture. |
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10-Feb-2000 |
Stanley
Park and Vancouver. |
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10-Feb-2000
16.49 |
We
are now going to make a sharp right turn for landing. |