Doug
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Post by Doug on Mar 2, 2006 19:31:38 GMT -8
Fortunately, the spring is ALMOST here, after a long (actually it seemed pretty short knowing me...) three months of winter. Started off with dense fog here (which made for a few depressing days) in early December and then to a cold snap with a snow storm, which was all gone by Christmas...as usual. And then came the rain, which almost broke a 50-year old record in January. And finally the February sun broke out...but unfortunately I was sick for the entire time. But let me assure everyone (and myself...  that the spring is almost here...I just had that feeling yesterday morning when I woke up to see the sun shining in the kitchen window in a "spring" fashion. And that only reassures me that summer is coming...which is always the best season of the year. The groundhog didn't see his shadow, so that means it may be early...hopefully without a gloomy June. But does anyone have any ferry trips planned for this spring and summer? I will very likely be on a few this year, which may include one to Victoria this spring (which has been delayed already since October) and one to Denman Island again this June. And because we didn't go on a family one last year due to family reasons, I can only hope we will be doing a good (or several) one this year. After all, my father does make $400 a month on reserved holiday pay aside from his check. |
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Post by Balfour on Mar 2, 2006 20:05:01 GMT -8
I really don't know. I may try to get on one in April sometime , when ski season is over and exam is break is on before summer.
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Post by Political Incorrectness on Mar 2, 2006 21:20:07 GMT -8
I'm planning on a summer trip on Departure Bay-Horseshoe Bay, I have never been on that route so I want to see what it is like.
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Post by Quinsam on Mar 2, 2006 21:29:11 GMT -8
I have a route 1 trip to the Okanagan in the Summer, sometime in august, and then going up to Edmonton!
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Koastal Karl
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Post by Koastal Karl on Mar 2, 2006 21:32:30 GMT -8
Our summer trip this year we are thinking of doing the Inside Passage on the Queen of the North. I am doing the Queen of Prince Rupert on Saturday night. Queen of the North during the summer then again in October. As far as big trips go.
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Post by hergfest on Mar 2, 2006 21:40:04 GMT -8
Campbell River on Route 30 on Labor Day weekend. Thinking about doing a Sunshine Coast trip on the way back.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Mar 2, 2006 22:24:14 GMT -8
I might do Galena Bay / Shelter Bay this summer, along with Needles.
Or maybe the Osprey-2000.
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Koastal Karl
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Post by Koastal Karl on Mar 2, 2006 22:35:45 GMT -8
Two summers ago I did the Osprey 2000 and the Needles ferry. That was pretty cool. Interesting little ships!
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Post by Curtis on Mar 2, 2006 22:40:01 GMT -8
As you know Shane and I have that Texada tour coming up and I'll probably go on it again.
But one guarented trip for me (and probably my first trip on the Coquitlam in nearly a decade) would be my school band trip on the Ferries to Vancouver then the next day to Music Under the K Last Weekend in May in Keremeos BC from May 24th to May 27th! and I'm not leaving you guys out photos will be taken of Ferries and the trip altogether. So thats my fun time of year in these next few months Late May to Mid June ;D Besides that I don't guarentee any other trips before then
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Post by Mike C on Mar 3, 2006 15:56:18 GMT -8
Inside Passage and Queen Charlottes for me. Plus additional runs on Route 30.
Additonal Inside Passage trips on Holland American cruise lines.
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Post by Quinsam on Mar 3, 2006 16:05:39 GMT -8
For those that are wondering, Keremeos in BC is on Highway 3 eastbound just after the mountain pass to the Okanagan.
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Post by Balfour on Mar 4, 2006 21:50:13 GMT -8
Keremeos is in the middle of now-where. It's a hick-town as far as I know.
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Post by Ferryman on Mar 4, 2006 22:50:57 GMT -8
I'm pretty much 100% everyone from BC on this board knew where Keromeos is a long time ago. But thanks for pointing it out anyway.
I hope to get on a few new routes, just to take full of advantage of my freedom with driving everywhere now. One of the first new route trips is doing the tripple route extravaganza to the Island, from Horseshoe Bay (Horseshoe Bay Langdale, Jervis Inlet run, and the Powell River to Comox route). I also wouldn't mind doing some Island hopping sometime soon in the Southern Gulf Islands. I would like to go to Saltspring Island more specifically, as it was around 1991 since the last time I've been there. (I wouldn't know which ferry was running the route though). But then there's the Minor Ferry I've always wondered what it's like, the Tenaka. So I hope to go a bit further up North, to do some exploring, seeming I was born in Campbell River.
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Post by Shane on Mar 5, 2006 9:54:47 GMT -8
If you head up towards Powell River this summer, mabye you can join Curtis and me on the Texada route.
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Post by Mike C on Mar 5, 2006 12:46:52 GMT -8
I'm in Little River this summer, so I can go over to PR. Unless you only wanted Chris to go.
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Post by Shane on Mar 5, 2006 13:22:08 GMT -8
No No! The more, the better.
You are totaly welcome to join us!
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Post by Mike C on Mar 5, 2006 13:35:06 GMT -8
Okay, I'm not yet sure when I'll be going.
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Post by Shane on Mar 5, 2006 13:37:21 GMT -8
Ok.
This will be pretty neat a tour with Curtis, me, mabye Chris and You and anyone else who wants to join us.
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Post by Curtis on Mar 6, 2006 21:52:37 GMT -8
Yeah this sounds cool we'll need to set a date
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Post by Mike C on Mar 8, 2006 14:31:47 GMT -8
I'm not sure when I'm going to Comox. I'll know closer to the summer.
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Post by Retrovision on Mar 20, 2006 6:22:33 GMT -8
It's official! Spring will have sprung at 10:26 this morning! Cheers, Graham - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  |
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Doug
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Post by Doug on Mar 20, 2006 19:54:16 GMT -8
Hmm. Right. Biff needs one of those.
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Post by CN2972South on Mar 22, 2006 2:03:45 GMT -8
I don't get any vacation time until October, supposed to get 2 weeks and I'm planning to do the circle tour up the Sunshine Coast, over to Comox and down the island to Victoria, then back to Vancouver.
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Post by Dane on Mar 22, 2006 21:18:07 GMT -8
I'm pretty much 100% everyone from BC on this board knew where Keromeos is a long time ago. But thanks for pointing it out anyway. I hope to get on a few new routes, just to take full of advantage of my freedom with driving everywhere now. One of the first new route trips is doing the tripple route extravaganza to the Island, from Horseshoe Bay (Horseshoe Bay Langdale, Jervis Inlet run, and the Powell River to Comox route). I also wouldn't mind doing some Island hopping sometime soon in the Southern Gulf Islands. I would like to go to Saltspring Island more specifically, as it was around 1991 since the last time I've been there. (I wouldn't know which ferry was running the route though). But then there's the Minor Ferry I've always wondered what it's like, the Tenaka. So I hope to go a bit further up North, to do some exploring, seeming I was born in Campbell River. Buy a SailPass, money well spent That's what I did after I got my car and license |
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Post by Ferryman on Mar 22, 2006 21:41:56 GMT -8
Yeah, that's what I was thinking the other day. It would be really neat to go out and see most of the ferries in the fleet, but would mean 7 long days though, and gas prices don't help.
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that the spring is almost here...I just had that feeling yesterday morning when I woke up to see the sun shining in the kitchen window in a "spring" fashion. And that only reassures me that summer is coming...which is always the best season of the year. The groundhog didn't see his shadow, so that means it may be early...hopefully without a gloomy June.
