and then don't forget the map...

 

 

part of the notebook version from the Northwest road trip, a handdrawn and colored map showing a portion of the ferry route from Horseshoe Bay to Nanaimo on the island...maps are such a wonderful way of remembering where you have been and where you may want to go...

ferry wait time to vancouver island

ferrywait, a photo by douglaswittnebel on Flickr.

Waiting for the BC Ferry to travel from the mainland over to Nanaimo on the island of Vancouver, and then down to Victoria...painted with adobe ideas on ipad from the drivers seat...a wonderful chance to draw and paint and stroll down to the fruit stand for fresh blueberries and strawberries...

Ferry from Swartz Bay to Tsawassen, BC...

Ferry from Swartz Bay to Tsawassen, BC..., a photo by douglaswittnebel on Flickr.

The wharf area and Empress Hotel in Victoria

The wharf area and Empress Hotel in Victoria, a photo by douglaswittnebel on Flickr.

Totem in Stanley Park, Vancouver, BC

Totem in Stanley Park , a photo by douglaswittnebel on Flickr.

An extraordinary day in the extraordinary Stanley Park , Vancouver, BC, and a view sketch of upper portion of totem pole in the park.