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Post by Curtis on Apr 9, 2005 10:40:24 GMT -8
The only way to get out of here (not including the Texada run) is Saltery Bay on the Tsawwassen and Chilliwack, and on the Burnaby from Westview Terminal those are our only services out of here I was thinking we need a alternate route out of here to Cortes and get to Campbell River like the Kwuna's route gets privitised or the Albions gets moved to BCF put ramps on them and start a route from Lund to Cortes
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Post by Koastal Karl on Apr 9, 2005 10:47:36 GMT -8
What they should do is build a bridge from Earls Cove to Saltery Bay then that would free up those vessels and have the Chilliwack could also run the PR route and like you said have it free out of Powell River. I guess you could say Powell River is sort of like and island as the only was south you have to take a ferry and to get to the Vancouver Island you have to take a ferry. Build a bridge and then use the Chilliwack to go from Powell River to Cortes Island. Or another smaller ship. Have a high speed car/passenger ferry from PR to Naniamo. That would be neat.
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Post by Curtis on Apr 9, 2005 11:03:52 GMT -8
I agree with you. Is it free going out of Saltery Bay? I know it is if you're going out of Langdale. It ain't free at Saltery Bay but it is free at Earls Cove so thats fair for that run |
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Post by Curtis on Apr 9, 2005 11:16:40 GMT -8
What they should do is build a bridge from Earls Cove to Saltery Bay then that would free up those vessels and have the Chilliwack could also run the PR route and like you said have it free out of Powell River. I guess you could say Powell River is sort of like and island as the only was south you have to take a ferry and to get to the Vancouver Island you have to take a ferry. Build a bridge and then use the Chilliwack to go from Powell River to Cortes Island. Or another smaller ship. Have a high speed car/passenger ferry from PR to Naniamo. That would be neat. Now if they did that from Nanaimo that wouldn't work with PR-Comox by car you can access all the Island but a passenger only service would work by either using the Harbourlynx or BCF to run it. If they used the Chilliwack for that they would have to modify her back to her original look when she first joined the fleet (personally I think she looked better in her original form) so she can access land because lund might not have enough room for a ship like that so who knows if that would work with the Chilli in Lund they would need a better location if they used the Chilli and as for a bridge from Saltery Bay to Earls Cove (or vice versa) it's a good idea that would only take close to 10 minutes to cross if they did it they would need the ferry for alternate service if the bridge ever collapsed or had major construction done to it the bridge is their best bet for that route |
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Post by Sandi on Apr 9, 2005 11:56:08 GMT -8
Say Sandi when are you going on the Queen of Burnaby today? A watch is working pm today so we will be on the 3:15 and the 7:15! ;D |
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Post by kylefossett on Apr 9, 2005 14:53:39 GMT -8
langdale is not actually free. you pay for a round trip when you pay at horseshoe bay. just like on saltspring, you don't pay at vesuvius or fulford but you do pay a round trip at the toll booth at crofton and swartz bay
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Post by Curtis on Apr 9, 2005 21:23:48 GMT -8
Yeah if it's on a Island or Peninsula you don't need to pay both ways
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Post by Curtis on Apr 9, 2005 21:26:30 GMT -8
A watch is working pm today so we will be on the 3:15 and the 7:15! ;D Yeah I was hoping to get some photos down there today and see if I could meet you and Glenn or somthing |
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Post by Curtis on Apr 9, 2005 21:37:52 GMT -8
So Sandi are you updating photos tommorrow?
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Post by Koastal Karl on Apr 9, 2005 21:59:31 GMT -8
Hey Sandi how can you be on the 3:15 and 7:15 sailings as they are both from Little River??? Dont you just do roundtrips on the Burnaby or do you actually get off??
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Post by Sandi on Apr 10, 2005 8:39:37 GMT -8
Yeah I was hoping to get some photos down there today and see if I could meet you and Glenn or somthing That would have been cool. We will probably be going again on April 24th.  |
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Post by Sandi on Apr 10, 2005 8:51:10 GMT -8
So Sandi are you updating photos tommorrow? I am trying out webshots because I am not happy with fotopic... I just uploaded 24 for now. Glenn and I took over 200 photos yesterday! ;D |
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Post by Sandi on Apr 10, 2005 9:04:23 GMT -8
I asked a few crew members including the head captain about the Burnaby replacing the Nanaimo next year. No one has heard anything about it. It is quite obviously a false rumor.  ;D Also the upper deck (outside only) is now open. |
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Post by Sandi on Apr 10, 2005 9:20:16 GMT -8
Hey Sandi how can you be on the 3:15 and 7:15 sailings as they are both from Little River??? Dont you just do roundtrips on the Burnaby or do you actually get off?? We do 2 roundtrips and we stay onboard. |
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Post by Curtis on Apr 10, 2005 11:31:55 GMT -8
Also the upper deck (outside only) is now open. Alright ;D |
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Post by Koastal Karl on Apr 10, 2005 18:34:31 GMT -8
wow, two roundtrips, that is a long time. That is like the whole afternoon shift isent it?? So you would have to pay to go back and forth for times. Would be neat though.
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Post by Curtis on Apr 10, 2005 18:37:12 GMT -8
Must have aloto dough for that
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Post by Sandi on Apr 10, 2005 19:30:46 GMT -8
Yes, it was for the whole afternoon shift. It's a good thing that we both love going on the Burnaby! ;D
Even if I hated it I would still take him because he loves it and it makes him happy. I wish I could take him on more ferries. I don't drive so we only get to go on other ferries besides the Burnaby if my dad and/or my stepmom take us.
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Post by Koastal Karl on Apr 10, 2005 19:42:47 GMT -8
Hey Sandi, what was your favorite ferry before the Burnaby when she was the Princess Margurite she wasent with BC Ferries. Or did you have a favorite then?
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Post by Balfour on Apr 10, 2005 19:54:48 GMT -8
Hey Sandi, Have they opened that solarium area behind the bridge?
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Post by Sandi on Apr 11, 2005 7:19:25 GMT -8
Hey Sandi, what was your favorite ferry before the Burnaby when she was the Princess Margurite she wasent with BC Ferries. Or did you have a favorite then? The Queen of Oak Bay! |
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Post by Sandi on Apr 11, 2005 7:20:53 GMT -8
Hey Sandi, Have they opened that solarium area behind the bridge? Nope that is still closed. |
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Post by Balfour on Apr 11, 2005 7:44:51 GMT -8
Weaksauce!
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Post by newwest on Apr 11, 2005 16:41:00 GMT -8
Huh - that's strange. I wonder why they supposedly did all that work to the boat deck lounges if they're not using them then  |
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Post by Sandi on Apr 13, 2005 8:05:58 GMT -8
They didn't do work to the lounges. They replaced the steel on the outer deck.
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