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You Just Thought Moving Was a Pain!

May 21, 2012Coast Guard, day, helicopters, lighthouse, litehouse, McInnes, moving, packing, shipsAdult Memories, Boats, British Columbia, Canada, Coast Guard, Equipment, Information, Keepers, Lighthouses, Old Website, On The Job, Operators, TravelretlkprLeave a Comment

Let’s face it, nobody likes moving. All the packing, loading, carrying, lifting, unpacking. There’s probably nothing more unpleasant to go through, even when you’re moving to a better place and looking forward to moving in. But try compounding that with the almost insurmountable obstacle of living on an island. Not just any island, but a […]

Moving Day 1970s

May 9, 2012Alexander Mackenzie, CCGS, Green, helicopter, lighthouse, litehouse, moving, Pachena, ship, Sir James | Douglas, travelAdult Memories, Boats, British Columbia, Children, Coast Guard, Equipment, Groceries & Mail, Helicopters, Hobbies, Lighthouses, Old Website, On The Job, Transportation, Travel, Workboatsretlkpr1 Comment

One of the problems with moving to another lighthouse was that everything had to be crated and or well-packed to withstand the dangers of the transportation and handling by ship and/or helicopter. It also had to survive unexpected falls and/or water damage, both fresh and salt. When my wife Karen and I first moved on […]

The Vanlene and I

February 18, 2012Camsell, CCGS Camsell, Kains, lighthouse, litehouse, moving, pulteney, Quatsino, ships, sunken ships, Vanlene, wrecksAdult Memories, Coast Guard, History, Incidents, Lighthouses, Maps, News, Ships, Ships & Shipping, Shipwrecks, Storms, Videos, WeatherretlkprLeave a Comment

I received the following email the other day promoting an article on a friend’s website: The freighter Vanlene ran up on the rocks on Austin Island in the Broken Group islands on March 14, 1972. She was carrying 300 Dodge Colt automobiles while enroute to Vancouver BC from Japan. The crew was rescued and taken […]