Cameron’s Corner
We’re not just watching whales !
The other day we had a ‘birder’ on board. Usually most people are focused on the feeding gray whales and humpback whales we see on the West Coast of Vancouver Island. Or the Steller’s sea lions, harbour seals and sea otters we often come across. Not this gentleman !...
We had a marvelous May !!
May was a fabulous month. Some really neat things happen in May. One of my favorite things is the appearance of crab larvae. A crab’s life cycle begins with an egg. This egg hatches and goes through a series of moults, until it finally reaches an adult. The...
Spring Whale Migration in Ucluelet
Each year more than 20,000 Gray whales travel along the west coast of Vancouver Island, near Ucluelet and Barkley Sound, between early March and late May. Gray whales have the longest known migration of any mammal, more than 16,000 km round trip, between their winter...
Wonderful Recipe – Halibut Baja Fish Tacos
Ingredients Vegetable oil, for frying 1/4 red cabbage, thinly sliced (about 1 1/2 cups) 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, roughly chopped Juice of 1 lime, plus wedges for serving 2 tablespoons honey or agave nectar 1/2 cup mayonnaise Kosher salt 12 corn tortillas 3/4 cup...
