After landing in Victoria's Outer Harbour, taxiing through the narrow connecting channel to the Inner Harbour and its seaplane docks.

DHC-3, c/n 21, delivered to Royal Norwegian Air Force in March 1954. To the United Nations Air Transport Force (UNATF) in the Congo as No. 304 in Aug. 1960. Deployed to UN Observation Mission in Yemen in Sep. 1974. Flew Yemen to Canada as N128F in 1964. To G.Rae MacLeod of Aero Leasing, YUL as CF-RNO. To Pacific Western Airlines, YVR in Apr 1968. To Trans Provincial Airlines in YXT in Aug 1968. When PWA added 737s in 1968 it sold its northern svcs to TPA. C-FRNO flew on fixed and amphibious floats on the northwest coast of BC with TPA (1968-93) and Harbour Air (1993-01). To DHC-3T in 2001.

Harbour Air operated a scheduled flight daily between Langley and Victoria Harbour downtown, but it was discontinued after a short time due to lack of interest. And after that RNO went back to its straight floats.

Standing at the ready for its next scheduled flight to Victoria's Inner Harbour

Seen alongside in Victoria. (Nikon D610 + Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G AF-S VR ED)

Vazar turbine conversion.

Seen alongside in Vancouver. (Nikon D610 + Nikkor 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5G ED AF-S)

There's nothing like the friendly pace of piston singles on calm summer waters. At the age of 64, this Otter is still operational in 2017 as a turbo version. I believe it kept its lovely round engine until 2005.