https://freerepublic.com/tag/queencharlotteisland/ en-us Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:58:58 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2876561/posts Legends and bits of evidence tell a story of Asians arriving here long, long ago. Part one of two. "Even pale ink is better than memory." -- Chinese proverbAs the tide creeps over the sand flats of Pachena Bay south of Bamfield, it brings ashore the flotsam of the Pacific that -- on occasion -- hints at extraordinary travels and a mystery of historic proportions. Amid the kelp, in decades past, hundreds of green-glass fishing floats would arrive intact on the Vancouver Island coast, having ridden the powerful Japanese Current in year-long transits from Asia. But on rare occasions, entire... The Tyee https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2876561/posts#comment Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:58:58 GMT