Stormy, stormy Wednesday...

Entrance Island lighthouse, through light snow and gale force winds.

Lest anyone think that the March sun constantly shines above clear, "azure skies" on Canada's west coast, here's some pics from today. Despite having made plans to get out on the water, the elements had other ideas. The Environment Canada "wind warning" from yesterday materialized and whipped up boiling seas around the southern Gulf Islands. It was pretty exciting standing on the shore. For a while, the waves seemed simply "mountainous", from our perspective on the shore - there's a reasonable fetch on the Salish Sea and the wind was taking every advantage of it.

Eventually, the mighty gusts began to subside, and the visibility improved. The overcast began to lighten...

...as powerful waves continued to release their massive energy on the Gabriola Island shores.

The Entrance Island lighthouse emerged, once again, from the mist and light snow...

...and the BC Ferry, which had been holding in port in Vancouver, passed by on its way to neighbouring Nanaimo.

I'm sure a good percentage of the passengers were bravely trying to hold on to more than their breath, if you know what I mean.

And throughout it all, the Island power stayed on!

If you can't get out in the kayak, bracing yourself on the shore in a fierce wind storm is a pretty darn good substitute. :)

Duncan.