Pictures from Galiano Island, British Columbia
We’ve become big fans of the iPhone and, more notably, its variety of fun photography apps. It’s amazing how the touch of a few buttons can completely change the look of a simple photo.
A few weeks ago, we downloaded the pictures from our phone and put together a photo story from our summer in British Columbia. We liked the way the post turned out, so we decided to create a similar post from our recent trip to Galiano Island, one of the lesser known Southern Gulf Islands off the coast of British Columbia.
Our ferry to Galiano Island
Sturdies Bay ferry terminal on Galiano Island
Panoramic views of the Gulf Islands from Bluffs Park
Ferry crossing through Active Pass
Purple star fish washed up on the shore
Sunset at Bellhouse Park
Montague Harbour Marina
Seal colony near Whaler Bay
Our hotel, Galiano Inn and Spa, provided us with a Smart Car to explore the island.
Above, Nicole checking out the views of Active Pass from Bluffs Park
Mystical forest and hiking trails at Bluffs Park
Serenity at Montague Provincial Park, another reason we love living in British Columbia
Galiano Island tourist info booth
The spa at Galiano Inn and Spa
Colourful sunrise over Sturdies Bay, great spot to enjoy morning coffee!
Lagoon at Montague Harbour Provincial Marine Park
Large jellyfish washed up on the rocky shore
Views of the Gulf Islands and Active Pass from Bluffs Park
Marine wildlife at the rocky beach, Gossip Island in the distance
Natural beauty at Montague Harbour
Montague Harbour Marina
Forest trail at Bellhouse Park
Pristine beach in Montague Provincial Park
Departures at Sturdies Bay
We also captured some dramatic photos on our first night – Calm Before the Storm on Galiano Island
Where is Galiano Island?
Located in British Columbia’s Southern Gulf Islands, Galiano Island is the closest Gulf Island to Vancouver and the U.S. border. The quiet island is easily accessible by several BC Ferries routes; departing from Tsawassen Ferry Terminal (Vancouver, 45 minute ferry trip) and Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal (Victoria, 70 minute ferry trip), as well as the neighbouring Southern Gulf Islands. There is also float plane service from both the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island.
The map below gives a better sense as to where Galiano Island is in relation to Vancouver and Victoria. For those that are unfamiliar, Victoria is located about 30 minutes south of Sidney on Vancouver Island.
We grabbed this map from the Gulf Islands Guide website
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Have you visited British Columbia’s Gulf Islands?
Share your experience in the comments section below!
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Seriously love these pictures and this story–I don’t have an iPhone but a Droid, so my pictures suck. Waiting for Instagram on Droid–can’t wait to visit BC.
The iphone rocks. We are so happy we got one.
These are some beautiful photos. I love the marina photo, it has such a classic look.
It wasn’t hard to find great shots since Galiano was so beautiful!
What fun photos! I had no idea the iPhone could produce such nice effects
Yes, it works great as a second camera.
Seriously, this all came from an iPhone? Soon we all won’t need to carry around large cameras anymore. I am especially loving the starfish photo. It’s almost posing for you, I think. This is such a lovely and peaceful island – the the kind of place I like to visit.
It’s only a 55 minute direct ferry from Vancouver. Its one of the reasons we love living in BC.
Great iPhone photos! Love the retro feel 🙂
Thank you 🙂
I believe that the iphone is the polaroid of our generation! Great feeling to the photos! Keep em coming.
Agreed. We will continue post more 🙂
The purple starfish is really cool. Great collection of photos!
The starfish here in BC can get really big! This one was actually small in size.
Very cool pics — they’ve got that vintage 70’s photo album feel. 🙂
Thank you.
We LOVE these photos, and not just because it’s our island, honest! It’s because they are sooo beautiful.
We loved visiting. We will be sure to return, thank you for having us 🙂
I really like one of the last photos – the forest trail (though of course these all look super awesome). And how fun that your hotel provided a smart car for you to use! What did you think of it? We’ve talked about getting one, but I’ve heard they ride pretty rough.
The smart car is fantastic and would be good for city life. It is a little on the bumpy side (not very good shocks) so we would be hesitant to use it as our only car but it would be great in the city.
Like the way you styled these pics. I’m going to stop bothering about cropping to a camera shape now.
Thanks Theodora! 😉
Great photos guys. I love that you used an iPhone for it all. iPhone has done an amazing job with their apps to make photos fun!
Thanks guys – glad you like the photos! Agreed, the iPhone is quite the device
What version of the iPhone are you using? Those pics look surprisingly good.
We have the iPhone4
I am addicted to Instagram, especially because I can use pictures taken on my good camera, save them on my iphone, and then edit them with the app. (Important for me because my iphone is old and doesn’t take very good pics). Which apps do you use? I’d love to expand my photo apps.
This is a beautiful area! It reminds me a bit of the mountains in N. California. I may have to go there someday because I hope to get to Vancouver again fairly soon.
Hello, Jenna, and thank you: we agree that this is a beautiful part of the world! Usually we say “the photos don’t do the place justice” but in the case of TravelingCanucks, they kind of do! And if you ever make it up to Vancouver, Galiano Island is just minutes away… please call us for a special rate and a special stay.
Thanks! I’ll keep that in mind!
These are amazing shots. Iphone is really impressive to produce these kinds of quality pictures. I can’t wait to try the apps myself. It is amazing that something so small can produce big results.
Great pics, I love the effects, what app did you use or is it built in? I have the old iphone:(
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a purple starfish before! And I’ve become quite a fan of iPhone photos. It would never replace my DSLR (which I love) but apps like Instagram do change photos and enhance them so well, easily and quickly. Now, I just need to upgrade from a 3GS so the photos aren’t so bad!
wow nice pic .. did you edit it with photoshop? it have effects..
good capture 🙂
Great collection! I’ve always wanted to go Galiano but never had the opportunity – It’s shameful since I live in Nanaimo.
Iphone is one of the best gadgets of all time which some android phones don’t have the apps that iphone have, especially on photos which you don’t need a DSLR.
Cool purple star fish. Great to know anyone can create a travel blog from anywhere just by their smart phone! I bet the forest trails by Montague Harbor were full of wildlife. Did you spot any big animals through the forest? Thanks for sharing about your trip. Good luck in future travels.