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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2006 9:44:30 GMT -8
I remember back before 1965, the family went on a ferry tour of the Gulf Islands. The ferry left Swartz Bay in the morning and then went to each Gulf Island and in the afternoon returned to Swartz Bay. We were foot passengers and the ferry had a snack bar. It was a nice day trip, and it was very sunny.
At each Island cars were loaded and unloaded on to the ferry.
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Post by Mike C on Aug 3, 2006 10:37:48 GMT -8
Can you remember what ferry it was? Maybe the Mayne Queen when it was new?
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Post by Curtis on Aug 3, 2006 10:58:37 GMT -8
Hmmm...It might have been the Queen of the Islands
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Post by Mike C on Aug 3, 2006 11:05:06 GMT -8
Was the QotI based out of Swartz Bay?
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Post by Curtis on Aug 3, 2006 11:27:13 GMT -8
You know it could have been one of the Tsawwassen Swartz Bay Ferries...Maybe it was one of the Purchased Gulf Island Navigation Company Ferries
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Post by Koastal Karl on Aug 3, 2006 13:55:26 GMT -8
The Queen of Cumberland does it now.
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Post by Mike C on Aug 3, 2006 16:12:11 GMT -8
Maybe a trip we (as in the forum) could do next summer... a Gulf Island Discovery Day trip. Something to think about.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2006 20:52:34 GMT -8
I am not 100% certain, but it was not the Queen of the Islands. The Q of I did run out of Swartz Bay, and Dad talked about her a lot. There was another ship that was based at Swartz Bay that did go to some of the islands and that was the ship I was on.
It was definitely a BC Ferry, Mom had found out about the trip, while looking at the BC Ferry Schedule pamphlet. I think that the BC Ferries had just bought the Gulf Island Navigation Company.
The snack bar and the passenger seating area was very small, I ended up sitting outside on the deck for most of the trip.
Someone had posted a picture of Swartz Bay Terminal in 1965 on this site. By 1965, the Gulf islands dock was located inside the terminal. When we went between 1960 and 1965 the dock was located outside the terminal. In that picture the dock that was used was not visible in that picture. The dock was near the end of the parking area, and when we got off the ferry we had to walk toward the main terminal to get to the car.
Does anyone know if this dock was taken down or is this the dock that the freight barge docks at?
What was the color scheme of the Gulf Island Navigation Company ferries?
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Post by WettCoast on Aug 3, 2006 21:49:33 GMT -8
Not the Q of the Islands. It was based out of Long Harbour and did a route similar to that done by Q of Nanaimo today. To my knowledge it never ran out of Swatz Bay.
Could have been the Mayne Q, maybe the Pender Queen [ex. Motor Princess], or other ex Gulf Is. Ferry company vessel.
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Post by Mike C on Aug 3, 2006 21:52:56 GMT -8
I can't recall the Pender Queen/Motor Princess having a snack bar. It sounds to me like the Mayne Queen.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2006 7:35:54 GMT -8
The Mayne Queen was built in 1965, so it wasn't the Mayne Queen. We did the trip sometime after BC Ferries bought the Gulf Ferries in 1961 and well before 1965. (Possibly summer of 1962 or 3)
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Post by Ferryman on Aug 4, 2006 9:26:13 GMT -8
Could have been the Cy Peck, or George S. Pearson then.
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Post by Mike C on Aug 4, 2006 10:45:51 GMT -8
Yeah, probably Cy Peck. I don't think Mr. Pearson was big enough to have a snack bar...
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Post by Curtis on Aug 7, 2006 15:56:02 GMT -8
Either the Cy Peck or Pender Queen
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