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The Inside Passage stretches from Port Hardy on Vancouver Island to Prince Rupert in northern BC, through the protected waters of British Columbia's central and northern coastline. There are some places, luckily, that are still inaccessible by road. British Columbia's Central Coast is one of them. Until BC Ferries launched its Discovery Coast Passage run in the summer of 1996, the Central Coast was also largely inaccessible by water.

During olden times travel along the coast was accomplished via cedar dugout canoes that could be impressive in their length. Although there's nothing more inspiring than to see one of these massive canoes in action, they are only brought out for ceremonial occasions, such as a paddle trip to Vancouver or the Olympic Peninsula in Washington. These days, aluminum-hulled, high-speed boats are the vessels of choice among all inhabitants of the coast.

This photo was taken when the ship was already on the waters of Prince Rupert. I took this photo from the back of the spectators but at a higher elevation. Other passengers watched while sipping wine in the lounge, which is at a higher elevation of the ship.

Information taken from http://www.britishcolumbia.com/regions/towns/?townID=3958

I took this photo before I have known about TE and TL. It was the time before I got hooked in digital photography. I took this photo with my old Minolta camera. I do not have any record of the ECIF and no negatives to scan. I scanned the old print from my album. From the scanned print I did the usual processing for a digital negative.

PP Work: Adjusted levels control; Adjusted saturation; Sharpen; Crop; Frame; Reduce size for posting.