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Conference kaosws::canada

Title:	True North Strong & Free
Notice:	Introduction in Note 535, For Sale/Wanted in 524
Moderator:	POLAR::RICHARDSON

Created:	Fri Jun 19 1987
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1040
Total number of notes:	13668

577.0. "Ferry to Vancouver Island and Sunshine Coast" by PETRUS::PAUL (Oliver Paul, ISE LC Frankfurt/Germany (FRO)) Tue Jun 09 1992 04:09

    Hi,

    I want to visit Vancouver Island with my family at the end of July. We 
    booked a Motorhome in Vancouver and want to spend some time on Vancouver
    Island. A friend of mine who has been to Canada a lot of times (B.C. and 
    other areas) told me that it would be nicer to travel along the "Sunshine
    Coast" and then ferry across to Vancouver Island.

    I like that idea and my plan is :

    1. Ferry from West Vancouver/Horseshoe Bay to Langdale

    2. Highway 101 to Earls Cove

    3. Ferry from Earls Cove to Saltery Bay

    4. Highway 101 to Powell River/Westview

    5. Ferry from Powell River/Westview to Courtenay/Little River

    6. Spend some time on Vancouver Island

    7. Ferry from Victoria to Vancouver


    I have some questions concerning the ferry :

    Do the all these ferry transport Motorhomes ?

    Do you have to book the ferry in advance or can you usually take the 
    "next" ferry (short queues) ?

    How much do these ferry cost (approx.) ?

    How often do they ferry across ? Every day ?


    Thanx in advance,

    oli

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
577.1	Some BC Ferries Info	VAOU09::BOTMAN	pieter	`Thu Jun 11 1992 19:40`	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
577.2	Thank you and a question	PAULUS::PAUL	Oliver Paul, ISE LC Frankfurt/Germany (FRO)	`Fri Jun 12 1992 01:32`	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
577.3	Vanc' Island is .. beautiful	IOSG::JOHNSONR	It could grip it by the husk!	`Fri Jun 12 1992 05:16`	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?
577.4	Lots of ferries	COVERT::COVERT	John R. Covert	`Fri Jun 12 1992 08:05`	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
577.5	Frequent Sailings	VAOU09::BOTMAN	pieter	`Mon Jun 15 1992 17:25`	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
577.6	Tsawassen to Nanaimo	SUBURB::PULLANR	in the rain ???	`Tue Jun 30 1992 09:38`	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.