Select photos from Anna from their time on Quadra, July 2026
The “Babuska Twins”
Bald Eagle in flight
Bald Eagle in flight
Walking at Rebecca Spit
A study in color
Aria at her “Peace Altar”
Bald eagle in a Douglas Fir at our place
Bald Eagles in Flight
Bald Eagles in flight
Misty morning at our place
Great Blue Heron stalking its prey
Great Blue Heron stalking its prey
A harbor seal in early morning rain at our place
A study in color at our beach
Aria and Granny enjoying an ice cream treat
Aria on the ferry ride to Nanaimo, Vancouver Island
Aria in Snoqualmie, Washington on the way to Canada Anna on her first kayak of the trip, and evening paddle at our place
Breaching humpback whale
Aria at our beach with bale eagle in the background
Double whale tail down
At the Saturday Quadra market
Don kayaking
Don and Nic loading kayaks
Whale tail down
Whale tail down
Watching whales from our shore at our place
Humpback’s back at our place
Whale tail down
Ling cod dinner
Don and Anna out kayaking just before our amazing hour long Orca pod experience
Nic out for an evening paddle at our place
Sunset from the kayak
Aria doing her creative play with the Skull King cards
Don on our Marina Island paddle with Quadra Island and the Vancouver Island peaks in the background
Red Jellyfish
Nic and Anna kayaking along Marina Island
Anna and Nic at our lunch spot on Marina Island Crows “harassing” bald eagle
Crows “harassing” bald eagle
Don kayaking by the end of Valdes road
Sand dollar area where we had lunch on a paddle
Nic enjoying a paddle
Aria and Haddie on the deck
Don and Donna on Haskins Farm trail
Aria and Donna at the beach
Donna and Aria on the Haskins Farm trail
Don, Donna, Aria and Nic on the Haskins farm trail
Anna on the Haskins farm trail
Another wonderful Great Blue Heron shot
Great Blue Heron capturing a meal
Great Blue Heron
Cape Mudge lighthouse
Another “beach rock study” by Anna
Donna and Anna at Cape Mudge lighthouse
Donna and Aria near Cape Mudge lighthouse
Homemade crock pot soup by Nic
Don, Anna and Nic paddling in Kanish Bay
Lunch spot in Kanish Bay
Great view spot on a small island in Kanish Bay
Nic and Anna on Kanish Bay paddle
Nic contemplating life at our beach in the evening
Aria conversing in French on Duolingo
Crow and bald eagle at our beach Anna trying out my new kayak
Aria’s sleeping arrangement
Bald eagle on “Eagle Rock” at our place
Bald eagle on “Eagle Rock” at our place
Don and Aria at Jade Resort, Gowland Harbor
Aria at Jade Resort, Gowland Harbor
Fawn near our place
Fawn near our place
Red-Breasted Sapsucker near our place
Red-Breasted Sapsucker near our place
Don picking salmon berries at our place
Bonaparte Gulls
Bonaparte Gulls
Gulls at “eagle rock”
Bonaparte Gull
Immature bald eagle
Immature bald eagle
Immature bald eagle
Immature bald eagle
Driveway down to our place
Kay Dubois trail
Kay Dubois trail; Big leaf maple
Humpbacks
Our log, designed by Kirsten
Heading in to Small Inlet
Don at Small Inlet
Anna and Nic on Small Inlet trail
Nic and Don carrying the kayaks to higher ground before we hike to Wiatt Bay from Small Inlet
Nic and Anna on hike to Wiatt Bay
Nic, Anna and Don at Wiatt Bay Hike between Wiatt Bay and Small Inlet
Nic and Anna paddling
Buck deer
Crow harassing a Raven
Crows harassing a Raven
Crows harassing a Raven
Aria looking for whales
Aria looking for whales
Picnic at Rebecca Spit
Picnic at Rebecca Spit
Picnic at Rebecca Spit
Great Blue Heron in flight
Bald Eagle with a catch
Picnic at Rebecca Spit
Picnic at Rebecca Spit
Picnic at Rebecca Spit
Picnic at Rebecca Spit
Picnic at Rebecca Spit
Picnic at Rebecca Spit
Picnic at Rebecca Spit
Ling cod and pasta dinner
Donna and Aria at our beach
View from our place of “Desolation sound peaks”
Donna, Nic and Aria at our beach
Nic at our beach Sunset at our place
Sunset at our place
Sunset at our place
Sunset at our place
Sunset at our place
Sunset at our place
Sunset at our place
Donna and Aria in our yard
Gourmet nachos
Last paddle out to Bretons; Starfish - Open Bay
Nic and Anna, last paddle in the Bretons
Don and Anna at the Bretons
Nic, Anna and Don on last paddle in the Bretons
Departure day
Departure day
Aria at Quathiaski Cove ferry terminal
Aria and Nic on Quadra ferry
Anna on Nanaimo-Tswassenn ferry
Aria on Nanaimo-Tswassenn ferry




















































































































































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