Having flown into Vancouver from Auckland at 2pm on the 3rd of July, having checked into my overnight accommodation I not only went plane spotting at the Harbour Air seaplane base, I also had to try them.
There were seats available to Nanaimo on Vancouver Island so it was off for the 20 minute flight...
Here is flight H3 679 to Nanaimo... I was sitting in the back row due to being busy photographing a Beaver taxi by but it turned out to be a great spot
13 pax on the Otter |
Harbour Air's base at Vancouver Airport, Seair further down the Fraser River... Harbour Air have a Beaver and three Turbo Otters moored |
Taking off from the Fraser River with Vancouver Airport out on the right |
Harbour Air operates VFR, 500 feet to Vancouver Island, 300 feet back |
Looking back to Vancouver |
Bowen Island and the Strait of Georgia |
Bowen Island again |
Entrance Island Lighthouse |
Turning base for Nanaimo |
Protection Island |
Surprisingly not interested in the Turbo Otter... crabbing - meanwhile seals are watching for the crabs too |
The ground crew waiting to moor us |
Harbour Air's Turbo Otter C-FRNO about to board for downtown Vancouver |
A nice wee 20 minutes.
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