CVCC Field Trip Details

 

 

Salt Spring Island Market and Ruckle Park with Bill Gardam and members of the Salt Spring Island Photo Club

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Date: Saturday, September 22

Meet:  At the parking lot for the Crofton / Salt Spring Island Ferry – Those who have contacted Nancy Oliver no later than the Tuesday prior to the trip can walk aboard and will be met by drivers from the Salt Spring Island Camera Club.

Time: 9:30 am

Costs: Ferry Fare
– PASSENGER
Adult (12 years or older) 10.90
Children (from 5 to 11 years of age) 5.45
Infant (under 5 years of age) FREE

- PASSENGER VEHICLE - Excludes Driver & Passengers
Vehicle Length upto 20 Feet 32.25
- extra length rate over 20 Feet (per foot) 3.35
Motorcycle 16.15

The morning will be spent at the Salt Spring Market to work on taking photos in a crowd (see the notes prepared by Bill Gardam on “Ungluing the camera from our faces” http://gardheim.blogspot.com , lunch will be a bag lunch - (bring your own) at the studio of Bill Gardam, to be followed by an afternoon walk in Ruckle Park and through the Historic Farm.

Features: Market - The market has a wide variety of produce, crafts, art, etc. with over 100 vendors.
Ruckle Provincial Park – The park is 480 hectares and runs along the coastline of Salt Spring overlooking Swanson Channels.  See the BCParks site for more information  http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/ruckle/

Photo Opportunities: people, market produce and crafts, wildlife, historic farm buildings