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577.1 | Some BC Ferries Info | VAOU09::BOTMAN | pieter | Thu Jun 11 1992 20:40 | 24 |
| I just called BC Ferries.
Approx cost for an overheight vehicle, for one leg (Horseshoe Bay -
Langdale): $29.50 for first 20 feet of vehicle
2.00 for each additional foot of vehicle
5.50 for driver
5.50 for each additional passenger
For sunshine coast, only one fare applies - ie pay only once to get
from Horseshoe Bay through to Powell River.
Pay again to get from Powell River to Comox. Same fare, I'm told.
Pay again to get from Vanc Island (Schwartz Bay near Victoria) to
Tsawassen. Also same fare.
I'm told that all ferries on these legs can take overheight vehicles
so you don't have to reserve (I don't even think you can on all
ferries).
Hope this helps.
pieter
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577.2 | Thank you and a question | PAULUS::PAUL | Oliver Paul, ISE LC Frankfurt/Germany (FRO) | Fri Jun 12 1992 02:32 | 10 |
| Hi pieter,
thank you very much for calling BC Ferries and the exact info.
Do you know if the BC Ferries are leaving every day or are there any
restrictions due to weekends or holidays (around July 21st- August 3rd)?
Ciao,
oli
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577.3 | Vanc' Island is .. beautiful | IOSG::JOHNSONR | It could grip it by the husk! | Fri Jun 12 1992 06:16 | 15 |
|
Oli
I was in Vancouver last summer for three weeks. I hitchhicked up
Vancouver Island from Victoria to a beautiful small Island called
Sointula. Unfortunately I missed out Tofino cos I ran out of time.
All I can say is ENJOY.
It won't be that beautiful for ever cos us humans don't know how to
take care of places like that. The old-growth forests are disappearing
faster each year.
Richard
ps How many kits are built? Is Ronalds' hair any greyer?
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577.4 | Lots of ferries | COVERT::COVERT | John R. Covert | Fri Jun 12 1992 09:05 | 4 |
| I don't know about the one up at the north end, but the Tsawassen (right
out side Vancouver) ferry leaves every couple of hours.
/john
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577.5 | Frequent Sailings | VAOU09::BOTMAN | pieter | Mon Jun 15 1992 18:25 | 11 |
| All of the ferries you have in mind run many times daily, the most
frequent being Schwartz Bay <-> Tsawassen and Horseshoe Bay <->
Nanaimo.
During long holiday weekends (Mon Aug 3 is such here in BC) one
can assume more sailings, not fewer. However, one should allow for
crowds and possible waits.
Bon Voyage
Pieter
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577.6 | Tsawassen to Nanaimo | SUBURB::PULLANR | in the rain ??? | Tue Jun 30 1992 10:38 | 8 |
| FWIW, there is a new(ish) ferry service from Tsawassen to Nanaimo which
I used earlier this month.
Port Alberni to Tofino is a beautiful drive. I made the mistake of
forgetting to fill up with gas before leaving Alberni (in England you
can expect a petrol station every 1/2 mile or so), but I made it by
coasting on the downhills.
Richard.
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