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Post by Mill Bay on Apr 26, 2008 22:12:43 GMT -8
It was my first time on the CR while she is in service, and I have to say I am impressed. I did notice that there are more vibrations when she is underway than what I was expecting, particularly in mode 2. Nick, did you notice whether the vibrations were concentrated in particular areas, because it seemed to me that the solariums are actually pretty bad for feeling as well as hearing a very strong thrumming from the beat of the engines when crossing the straight. The solariums, simply because of their structure seem to be unusually powerful as conducters of sounds but it also seemed that the vibrations I felt were strong enough to make one feel even at least a little uncomfortable.
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Post by Nick on Apr 26, 2008 23:00:04 GMT -8
I found the vibrations were concentrated toward the ends of the ship rather than amidships. I think the thrumming you are hearing is a beat frequency developed by the fans and such enclosed on deck 7, rather than from the engines. Overall, it wasn't all that bad, but it was more than I was expecting, especially since the ship is supposedly certified for "comfort class" or whatever the wording of that classification is.
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Post by Neil on Apr 27, 2008 11:17:25 GMT -8
People certainly have different perceptions, or perhaps, expectations. I didn't find the noise or vibration excessive anywhere on board. I thought that one of the things that would make setting up a reclining lawn chair in one of the many floor to ceiling 'bay windows' on the upper car deck enjoyable was the quiet, letting you hear the water.
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Post by Nick on Apr 27, 2008 21:49:24 GMT -8
I found that it got a lot louder and the vibrations became more pronounced the higher you went. I remember thinking that I would be very tempted to stay on the UCD because it is so quiet. One of my favourite places on the Vs is at the bow just behind the anchor windlasses, mostly because it is so quiet and you can hear the water hitting the bow. Something I don't like so much about the double enders is that you can't do that, since the "bow" motor is always turning and making noise.
I agree with you Neil on that sense. Also, it was much more quiet and vibration free amidships rather than at the "bow" or "stern".
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Post by Low Light Mike on May 3, 2008 18:21:59 GMT -8
MV Kuper spotted at Horseshoe Bay:I had a land-based trip to Chemainus today, to enjoy some live theatre, and to enjoy some small-town ambiance. The theatre show was George Bernard Shaw's play "St. Joan", re Joan of Arc. Joan sure had lots of voices in her head, giving her advice. Kind of like this forum as voices talking to BCFS.....except that Joan listened to her voices. Yeah, a rough comparison as I try to merge theatre with ferries. Re the play, things heated up a bit in the 2nd-Act. After the show, we drove to an area near the Chemainus ferry-landing, and watched the ferry Kuper arrive at Chemainus. ....re the headline in this post: www.northcowichan.bc.ca/siteengine/activepage.asp?PageID=56&bhcp=1 ....check out the paragraph under "the art".
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Post by DENelson83 on May 4, 2008 23:07:27 GMT -8
HA! ;D But that's not the only Horseshoe Bay. Haven't you heard of Horseshoe Bay, Texas or Horseshoe Bay, Bermuda? Horseshoe Bay, Texas is in an inland lake.
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Post by WettCoast on May 5, 2008 20:54:00 GMT -8
There is a place in West Vancouver with a similar name where you catch ferries to exotic places like Nanaimo. A friend of mine told me once about an encounter with a tourist from somewhere in the States who said that he was heading for 'Horses Hoe Bay'. He was, apparently, mis-reading 'Horseshoe Bay'.
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Post by Low Light Mike on May 22, 2008 17:24:05 GMT -8
Here's a series of day trips that I plan on doing this Saturday (May 24):
5:15 am Duke Point to Tsawwassen (Queen of Cowichan)
(80 minute interlude)
8:35 am Tsawwassen to Mayne Island (Queen of Tsawwassen)
(30 minute interlude)
10:40am Mayne Island to Swartz (via Pender & Saturna)
(1hr 45 min interlude)
3:00pm Swartz to Tsawwassen (Kermode ferry)
(70 minute interlude)
5:45pm Tsawwassen to Duke Point (Queen of Cowichan).
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A long day, but it allows me 2 sought-after experiences: - riding the Q-Tsawwassen - traveling Navy Channel and seeing Lyall Harbour at Saturna.
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Post by Kahloke on May 23, 2008 17:48:37 GMT -8
That sounds like a great ferry day! Looking forward to seeing your pics afterward. I most likely am going to avoid the ferries this weekend as it is one of THE busiest holiday weekends out of the year, at least for vacationers. Besides, I got my Orcas trip out of the way last weekend when the weather was so good ;D
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Post by Mike C on May 23, 2008 18:04:48 GMT -8
Sounds like a nice day Flugie. Hope you enjoy your 80 minute stay in Delta...! Not many other non-residents are willing to spend that much time in Delta... and the residents of Delta, me and Graham, thank you.
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Post by Low Light Mike on May 23, 2008 19:04:35 GMT -8
That sounds like a great ferry day! Looking forward to seeing your pics afterward. I won't be taking pics. My family hasn't reached the digital-age of cameras yet, and so we're still using precious film, where each shot is a privilege........or so it seems. I will however do a detailed write-up of my adventures........
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Post by Low Light Mike on May 24, 2008 20:37:07 GMT -8
Here is my trip-report from my Saturday May 24th trip. I didn't take pictures, so instead I kept a notebook handy and wrote down my observations & thoughts/impressions, in journal style. So, let me tell you what I saw & did today:
1st Sailing: Queen of Cowichan, from Duke Point to Tsawwassen, 5:15am: - One of the captains who was in dress uniform at the bell on the Esquimalt during the decommissioning ceremony (from Chris' pic) was in the Cowichan cafeteria this morning, talking with his group about ferry things. ( I think I heard something about some ferries being sold to a logging company....) - I spent the early dawn-sunrise part of the trip on the outside deck. I enjoyed the sky colours of blue and pink - As we left Nanaimo and went past Snake Island, we went past a buoy, and I could hear it's bell clanging. - We passed by Seaspan Greg, near Entrance Island. You could hear the sea lions barking on Entrance. - Mount Baker was a nice view from the Cowichan's forward lounge. - There was nice morning fog off in the distance, on the water near Saturna & the USA islands.
2nd Sailing: Queen of Tsawwassen 8:35am from Tsawwassen to Mayne Island (stopping at Galiano): - It was interesting to watch the gulf-island cottage-dweller foot-passengers as they gathered to board, by Berth-2. Some had lots and lots of luggage, in form of dollies of crates, and one man had a kayak on wheels that he pulled. - The ship left 21 minutes late, re the usual complicated multi-port boarding delays. - I spent my ship time outside, on the aft deck, and then at the front, near the bell. - I admired Mount Constitution (and all it's amendments) from the distance. - I conversed with a guy who owns part of a land co-op on Galiano, at the north end. Apparently there are 15-30 owners, all having 2 acres and some common property. Sounds interesting. - We left Tsawwassen at the same time as SOVI, and SOVI overtook us early on........not a surprise there.
3rd Sailing: Mayne Queen, 10:40 am from Mayne Island to Swartz Bay (with stops at Pender and then Saturna). - I was on the outside decks. - the trip started by me observing a game of "pass the joint around" by a group of dreadlocked youths. From my observations, some were strangers to each other, so the joint was the bond that forged this moment of togetherness. - oh, I forgot to mention that the transfer for me at Mayne was a simple walk-off from the Q-Tsawwassen and then 1 minute later was walking onto the Mayniac Queen. (MV Killer Queen was in drydock today) - While we were loading, I was sitting on Mayne Queen, looking at Q-Tsawwassen beside us, and then saw Q-Vancouver passing by Village Bay to enter Active Pass. - Village Bay is known to me as "Bay of Wharves", as I counted at least 16 wharves, just on the south-side of the bay. - We first went to Pender, and dropped the poets off at the cove. This left a almost empty ferry to backtrack a bit and enter Navy Channel. - Yippee: my first time in Navy Channel, so I was excited and wide-eyed (not from the earlier 2nd hand pot smoke....). - Navy Channel is awesome, only better. Mayne on 1 side, Pender on the other, Saturna straight ahead, and then Mt. Baker in the background. Wow. - Lyall Harbour looks like it's next to a small island, but that's really just a peninsula with a bay....... - Lyall Harbour has 1 building, and the sign says "Gas, Food, Pub". What more could you want? - I counted cars, and 9 got off at Saturna, and 10 got on. - Lyall Harbour berth has old wooden wing-walls. - When I walked around the ferry, while berthed at Lyall Harbour, I saw a Spirit vessel passing by , at the entrance of Navy Channel. Perhaps just an apparition, but I think it really was a ferry.
Swartz interlude: - I had 1hour and 45 minutes at Swartz. So I bought my ticket on the 3:00pm SOVI, and then walked down to the Berth 3 waiting area, as there is a nice shade-covered outside area. I sat and read and enjoyed the time. - I saw the Cumberland loading, and the Skeena Queen arriving (she arrived into Berth 2).
4th Sailing: SOVI 3:00pm, Swartz Bay to Tsawwassen: - this wasn't too crowded, as the pax waiting room wasn't too full; I like that. - At this point in the day, I was starting to feel tired. - The SOVI's funnel-top reminds me of a bike-racer's aerodynamic helmet. - I'm sitting outside on Deck 6, as we load at Swartz. So I'm looking out at Mt. Baker, and the area just off of Swartz, with all the small boats, and the Skeena Queen. Beautiful day. - I saw a few brown people on the SOVI taking pictures, but I didn't report them to security. - SOVI's horn is a joke, what a bland disappointment. - SOVI and Skeena both departed Swartz at the same time. Surprisingly, Skeena followed SOVI's path around the island, instead of going "up the middle". - I was hoping to catch a glimpse of MV Chelan, but no such luck. - On Deck-7, while we cross the strait: a large "cougar-ace" like freighter ship is passing by. It's stunted superstructure looks like the ship has just been launched without a wheelhouse or superstructure. Like a floating shoe-box. - Hey Neil, I think I can see Hornby Island from Route-1 !. (ok, so maybe I'm just as deluded as your daughter re my eyesight in seeing Hornby from afar.... ;D) - The muddy Fraser River outflow is deep into the strait. - A seagull just pooped on someone, on Deck-7. Not me. - Upon disembarking, I looked in the Berth-5 departures lounge at Tsawwassen, and met Donella (aka "Esquimalt Queen"). Because we are both in the world fraternity of ferry-fans, it made for an easy conversation, as it seemed we were old-friends talking. She had just had a melancholy experience at Deas with the Esquimalt ship decommissioning. Yay, I've finally met her.
Sailing 5: Queen of Cowichan: 5:45pm Tsawwassen to Duke Point: - sitting outside on Cowichan in Tsawwassen's berth 3, on the sunny starboard side, waiting for the ship to sail and turn so that it will be the shaded starboard side. - we get moving, and the sun is shining down on both sides, so I hide out at the stern, and spend over an hour standing at the stern, just below the bridge. - Tug and wood-chip barge cross the strait, headed towards Porlier Pass. Looks like they're heading to Crofton pulp mill. - Muddy Fraser River water extends north, past Porlier Pass latitude, up to Valdes. The division-line between brown and blue water is incredibly distinct. We didn't cross-over into Blue-Water until the 2nd hour of the trip !! - I saw Mount Garibaldi, in the distance; always a favourite of mine. - No cruise ships in the strait yet, this Saturday night.
What a great day: - left home at 4:30 am, arrived back home at 8:30pm: yup that's 16 hours.
The damages: - approx $30 for fares (3 sailings were Coast Savers) - $10 for parking - $30 for meals (3 meals aren't cheap anymore). - Meeting Donella (priceless)
I love my life on the coast.........
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Post by Neil on May 24, 2008 21:55:29 GMT -8
You sure had a great day to be on the water, and the tide must have been way out for the river water boundary to be that far north. No, you can't see Hornby from route 1- I thought you said you didn't get any of that smoke?
I like Navy Channel, too, and sometime soon I'd like to explore Saturna, as no one on the forum seems to have any accounts of it as of yet.
$70 for sixteen hours entertainment on a beautiful day sounds like a good deal.
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Post by Kahloke on May 24, 2008 22:49:54 GMT -8
- I admired Mount Constitution (and all it's amendments) from the distance. - When I walked around the ferry, while berthed at Lyall Harbour, I saw a Spirit vessel passing by , at the entrance of Navy Channel. Perhaps just an apparition, but I think it really was a ferry. 4th Sailing: SOVI 3:00pm, Swartz Bay to Tsawwassen: - I was hoping to catch a glimpse of MV Chelan, but no such luck. Sounds like a great ferry day! Thanks for the journal. OK - taking your excerpts one at a time here: 1. Mt. Constitution really is a marvel. I've driven up it, hiked up it, and hiked around the lakes at its base more times than I can count. If you ever get to Orcas (or maybe you have been there), a drive up Mt. Constitution is definitely worth the experience. 2. Are you sure that was a Spirit Vessel you saw, and not the Queen of Richmond ;D 3. If you were leaving Swartz Bay at 3:00, you wouldn't have see Chelan anywhere, not even in the distance. By 3:00, she is back in Anacortes. The scheduled departure time from Sidney is 11:45, then leaving Friday Harbor at 1:45, finally arriving at Anacortes at 2:50.
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Post by Mike C on May 25, 2008 7:11:45 GMT -8
I can remember, last weekend, waiting to get on the Cowichan at Tsawwassen. A seagull pooped on my dad while we were INSIDE THE CAR ... we thought we were safe... but no, he had to leave his window open...
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Post by Ferryman on May 25, 2008 7:24:48 GMT -8
Here is my trip-report from my Saturday May 24th trip. I didn't take pictures..... 2nd Sailing: Queen of Tsawwassen 8:35am from Tsawwassen to Mayne Island (stopping at Galiano): - It was interesting to watch the gulf-island cottage-dweller foot-passengers as they gathered to board, by Berth-2. Some had lots and lots of luggage, in form of dollies of crates, and one man had a kayak on wheels that he pulled. - The ship left 21 minutes late, re the usual complicated multi-port boarding delays. - I spent my ship time outside, on the aft deck, and then at the front, near the bell. - We left Tsawwassen at the same time as SOVI, and SOVI overtook us early on........not a surprise there. [/quote] Thanks for the very detailed report, Mr. Horn. It was a lovely day yesterday to do that trip. I was watching both the Tsawwassen and SOVI leave at 9:00am yesterday, as I was coming down the causeway to the terminal. I was surprised to see that the Tsawwassen was just starting to leave. But I at least took a couple of photos of half of the second part of your trip . I can remember, last weekend, waiting to get on the Cowichan at Tsawwassen. A seagull pooped on my dad while we were INSIDE THE CAR ... we thought we were safe... but no, he had to leave his window open... HAHA! This has just made my day. Thanks for the good laugh.
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Post by Northern Exploration on May 25, 2008 8:47:59 GMT -8
I can remember, last weekend, waiting to get on the Cowichan at Tsawwassen. A seagull pooped on my dad while we were INSIDE THE CAR ... we thought we were safe... but no, he had to leave his window open... About the only good point in not having a convertible.
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Post by Curtis on May 25, 2008 17:07:37 GMT -8
I just got back from the Band Trip, Man was it fun. On Friday we drove to the Westview Terminal only then finding out, S*** I have no Camera Battery. First time I havn't taken photos of a ferry on a trip since I started doing it in October 2004. from there we boarded the Queen of Burnaby for Comox and went from there to Nanaimo, we then had lunch at the Woodgrove Food Court and then went to perform at Ecole Quarterway. After driving up to the Island Highway and catching a glimpse of the Coastal Renaissance from afar we then made or way down to Downtown Victoria to the Hostel on Yates Street. After much orientation and a short tour around. We had the evening to ourselves and made our way to the Bay Centre. When we got back it was Fooseball, Card Games and More until bed.
On Saturday's list of events after breakfast at Starbucks, (Downtown Victoria Seriously Needs a Tim Hortons') first up was a workshop with Composer Tobin Stokes (A Former Powell Riverite) on making music for film, Next up was a performance at the Beacon Hill Park Stage. From there we made our way down to the Old Spaghetti Factory for Dinner and then after a short time at the Hostel we made our way toward the IMAX Theatre. For the record, walking to the IMAX was the only time I saw the Coho in dock the whole trip. So after seeing the Rolling Stones Documentary, "Shine A Light". We settled down for the night.
Sunday was Quite Uneventful just basically breakfast, a 3 hour bus ride from Downtown Victoria to Little River, brief sighting of the Queen of Oak Bay and Queen of Alberni or Cowichan from the same area I saw the CR two days earlier, and the Ferry Ride Home complete with a late lunch and old Disney Cartoons in the Kidz Zone. Nothing like seeing a bunch of Secondary School Kids watching cartoons. So that's my weekend...Not much left to do now but sit around...oh and go Eat Dinner which has been sitting for the last ?? Minutes.
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Post by Low Light Mike on May 26, 2008 9:48:21 GMT -8
1. Mt. Constitution really is a marvel. I've driven up it, hiked up it, and hiked around the lakes at its base more times than I can count. If you ever get to Orcas (or maybe you have been there), a drive up Mt. Constitution is definitely worth the experience. 2. Are you sure that was a Spirit Vessel you saw, and not the Queen of Richmond ;D 3. If you were leaving Swartz Bay at 3:00, you wouldn't have see Chelan anywhere, not even in the distance. By 3:00, she is back in Anacortes. The scheduled departure time from Sidney is 11:45, then leaving Friday Harbor at 1:45, finally arriving at Anacortes at 2:50. re #1: - I've never been to the San Juans, and have only recently been able to recognize the peak from the ferry. Now that I have the knowledge of which mountain this is, I look forward to seeing it on my ferry trips. - A Lynden, WA radio station that I listen to has their transmitter on top of that mountain; and that used to be the only thing I knew about Mt. Constitution. Now, thanks to this forum, I know more. re #2: - I think the 'Richmond was at Deas this month. re #3: - Thanks for the Chelanian info. I usually forget to make a note of the Sidney-Anacortes schedule, and so when I travel near to Swartz Bay, I have my eyes-peeled, just in case.
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Post by Scott on May 26, 2008 20:32:32 GMT -8
I just got back from some ferry trips starting May 23 and ending today, May 25. To set the stage... on May 16, my family and I headed up north, camping at Yale for one night, Kamloops for two nights and then a cabin at Mt. Robson for 2 nights and then one night in Burns Lake and one night in Prince Rupert. I won't say too much more about this part of my trip, other than to say the weather was great for camping, and then when we stopped camping, it stopped being great. I lost my wallet in Kamloops on Sunday which made me very worried about getting on the Queen of Prince Rupert without identification since it is required. But someone found it on Monday or Tuesday so I drove from Mt. Robson to Kamloops and back Tuesday evening (no I didn't drag the wife and kids along). Anyways, on Friday we woke up to clear skies in Prince Rupert except for the fog that started right at the ferry terminal. Caught a glimpse of the Northern Adventure leaving Port Hardy. The Queen of Prince Rupert was late, so I didn't catch her coming in at the same time as was scheduled. However, we arrived at the terminal around 11:00... two hours before departure time (sorry for so many photos in a non-photo thread): We arrived at the Prince Rupert ferry terminal just before 11 oclock. By then the fog had burnt off. The terminal wasn't very busy. A sign at the toll boths told us to check in at the passenger terminal where they assigned us a lane to go into. There were about 10-15 other vehicles and some trailers and a boat that were towed on by BC Ferries trucks. Leaving Prince Rupert I spotted the blue Digby Island ferry that runs to Prince Rupert's airport. The previous day, there was a cruise ship in Prince Rupert so the town was quite full of tourists.. especially in the Cow Bay area. I saw more bald eagles in Prince Rupert than seagulls!: After going through spectacular Grenville Channel on a warm, clear afternoon we passed though Wright Sound around supper time: Around 2230 we pulled into Klemtu where it seemed the whole town was waiting for the ferry. It took about half an hour to tie up. The ferry pulls alongside a wharf with the stern up against a floating platform and ramp. There were at least 4 ropes that had to be loosed and tightened to get the ferry flush up against the ramp and wharf... the deckhands have to use their seamanship skills up north:) Interestingly, since the Northern Adventure started her service the day before, there were a lot of new hires (mostly "kids") being trained in the kitchen and on deck, presumably for the summer. After Klemtu we did a u-turn and headed down to Shearwater. I went to bed shortly after as I was quite tired. I intended to wake up for the 3:00 arrival at Shearwater, but the rolling waters of Milbanke Sound kept me asleep until we got to Bella Bella. I forget if I had another snooze or not. We had a cabin for the trip (despite the light load, they sold out soon after departing Prince Rupert). We were all up before 0700 though and had to wait a few minutes for the cafeteria to open. The cafeteria is really nice. Not unlike the Coastal Renaissance with great views from the bow of the vessel. And very much unlike the Northern Adventure that has virtually no forward-facing view. I liked how they had the main menu, but then for a few hours at lunch and a few hours at dinner time, they had some special dinners like Turkey Dinner, Salsbury Steak... things you wouldn't really expect from a BC Ferry cafeteria. And there was a much more... personal relationship with the crew. They'd bring your food for you and talk to you. Not the "rush you through" experience of the major routes. My daughter left her coat in the cafeteria and one of the crew members walked around the ship until he found us. After breakfast we passed the Northern Adventure, roughly off of Rivers Inlet. At the same time there were humpback whales all around. We also spotted porpoises and sea otters very close to the ferry. We arrived at Port Hardy on time, just before noon. The car deck was quite full by the time our trip was over. A lot of trailers and trucks were driven on by the ferry crew members at the smaller ports. As we approached Port Hardy, a cruise ship passed us northbound. I was really glad to have been able to spend some time on the Queen of Prince Rupert before she is retired. She's a nice little ship... nothing fancy, but practical and comfortable. The old "Queen" of the fleet, surpassed in most aspects by other ships and ferries, but still a pretty little boat with a long history on the coast. On the way down Island I had to stop at Port McNeill and get a photo of the Quadra Queen II. I don't get up that way very often;) And further down the Island I pulled over at the rest stop above Buckley Bay and got shot of the Kahloke. The Klitsa was tied up alongside the dock.. as it was Saturday she wasn't doing any supplimentary service. On Sunday we caught the 1700 departure from Departure Bay... arriving 20 minutes before the sailing without a reservation:) We were fortunate that they put an extra sailing on at 1600. It was still full. Now I'm home and back to work:(
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Post by WettCoast on May 27, 2008 18:26:12 GMT -8
John,
While at Burns Lake did you make the 20 minute side trip south to Francois Lake to see and ride on BC's second largest (in terms of vehicle capacity) inland ferry the Francois Forester?
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Post by Scott on May 27, 2008 22:30:32 GMT -8
I wanted to but we were running late that evening.
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Post by Esquimalt Queen on May 29, 2008 22:34:34 GMT -8
My mother and I have not traveled together on the ferries in years, so for mother's day I promised my mum a day trip on the Queen of Tsawwassen. When that day came around, she ended up being called into work. We kept trying to reschedule our plans for our trip, but things constantly got in the way. Finally, yesterday, we ignored calls from work and went on our trip. We boarded the 8am sailing of the Queen of Saanich, which turned out to be nifty. We sailed into some thick fog about halfway through the trip, and there was an announcement saying that the ferry had to sound her whistle every 2 minutes. Mum and I decided to stay on the outer deck so we could fully enjoy the Saanich's whistle. There wasn't much exciting going on in the ferry, except for mum horsing around in the children's play area. I noticed a couple of the Saanich's recycle/ferry logos were missing the dogwood. The itty-bitty dogwood logo that was on the recycling image was scratched out. On another recycling image, it looked like someone went over the dogwood with whiteout tape. Mum pointed out that there were a couple bolts missing from the Queen of Saanich's shipyard plates. Her suspicion was that someone was taking the bolts off one at a time, every sailing, and then eventually leading to stealing the plate. This made me paranoid, so I notified the chief steward on this matter. After our jaunt on the Saanich, we caught the 10:10 sailing of the Queen of Tsawwassen. The trip was fog laden, but cleared up after Mayne Island. We spent some time on her outer decks, but whenever she was leaving or docking into a berth, we went to the cafeteria, to fully enjoy what we call "the great rattle." We disembarked at Saltspring Island, where we had Ice cream and browsed in the local shops. After a couple hours, we went back to Long Harbour where we caught the Queen of Tsawwassen's 3:35 sailing. Hungry and tired, instead of completing our roundtrip on the QoT, we ate fries (which are better than the white spot fries) and decided to get home earlier by stopping at Mayne Island to transfer onto the Queen of Cumberland. While at Mayne Island, the Mayne Queen and The Queen of Cumberland got to sit side-by-side for a bit. They looked so peaceful together. My mum had never been on the Q-Cumber before, and she took a bit of a liking to her. She found the bench seats to be quite cozy, and the rumbling of the engines to be soothing. She ended up curling up on a bench seat and falling into a deep sleep. Here are some photos of our trip. Warning: my mum is in most of the pics. www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=54585&l=76e88&id=577595785
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Post by Northern Exploration on May 30, 2008 6:21:56 GMT -8
Loved the pics Donella. Like I have said before your commentary is just as good as well. Always good for a laugh the way you put things.
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Post by Nickfro on May 30, 2008 9:19:22 GMT -8
Sounds like a great family outing, Donella! I'm glad it was a fun trip. . .you're really racking up the trips on the good ol' Tsawwassen this spring!
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