One Thousand Words: Photos by Geoff Sowrey

Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada

One of the largest Gulf Islands and the only one to have its own hospital. A short ferry trip from Vancouver Island's Swartz Bay terminal, it's a quiet place without much sense of urgency. It's a place I'd love to retire to, but I doubt I could ever afford to live there.

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Skeena Queen comes into dock

Skeena Queen comes into dock

Seahorse

Seahorse

Yukon Octopuses

Yukon Octopuses