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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Jun 18, 2013 9:43:07 GMT -8
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Post by Low Light Mike on Sept 19, 2013 15:17:50 GMT -8
I could have posted this video in a few places, but Tsawwassen's ramps were the most interesting part of it.
- so here it is.
Driving onto and off of a couple of BC Ferries.
- September 2013.
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Post by dofd on Sept 19, 2013 23:45:30 GMT -8
Guessing it is not a safety issue or it would not be private. You have peaked my 'interest' (Can we still use this term for non monetary reasons). ;0)
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Post by DENelson83 on Sept 20, 2013 2:25:48 GMT -8
I could have posted this video in a few places, but Tsawwassen's ramps were the most interesting part of it. - so here it is. Driving onto and off of a couple of BC Ferries. - September 2013. It's set to private, FH.  |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Sept 20, 2013 6:14:18 GMT -8
I could have posted this video in a few places, but Tsawwassen's ramps were the most interesting part of it. - so here it is. Driving onto and off of a couple of BC Ferries. - September 2013. It's set to private, FH. Oops, sorry. now fixed. |
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Post by Scott on Dec 23, 2013 11:22:47 GMT -8
Now that the South Fraser Perimeter Road (SFPR) is open, is the trip from Vancouver to the Tsawwassen ferry terminal quicker or about the same as before? Has anyone travelled this new route yet? Is the old route still open or do you now have to take the SFPR? I noticed the BC Ferries website directs travellers to the SFPR now. The distance seems longer via the SFPR, but you avoid the hold-up of the traffic lights at Ladner Trunk Road and Highway 17. Just wondering if anyone has experience with this new setup in the past few days since it opened up.
I'm considering running out to Tsawwassen ferry terminal on Christmas Eve if I get off work in time, but am unsure whether my old time estimates are still good.
- John H
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Post by WettCoast on Dec 23, 2013 13:16:02 GMT -8
Now that the South Fraser Perimeter Road (SFPR) is open, is the trip from Vancouver to the Tsawwassen ferry terminal quicker or about the same as before? Has anyone travelled this new route yet? Is the old route still open or do you now have to take the SFPR? I noticed the BC Ferries website directs travellers to the SFPR now. The distance seems longer via the SFPR, but you avoid the hold-up of the traffic lights at Ladner Trunk Road and Highway 17. Just wondering if anyone has experience with this new setup in the past few days since it opened up. I'm considering running out to Tsawwassen ferry terminal on Christmas Eve if I get off work in time, but am unsure whether my old time estimates are still good. Just to piggy-back on John's post ... I assume that the SFPR will now be the route of choice to get to the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal for folks like me who are coming in from 'the North' (Hope and points east & north of Hope). In the past I have usually connected to Tsawwassen from Hwy 1 in the Fraser Valley by using Hwy 10. In recent years Hwy 10 has become a huge pain of slow travel & traffic light after traffic light. |
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Post by Cable Cassidy on Dec 24, 2013 15:16:49 GMT -8
Now that the South Fraser Perimeter Road (SFPR) is open, is the trip from Vancouver to the Tsawwassen ferry terminal quicker or about the same as before? Has anyone travelled this new route yet? Is the old route still open or do you now have to take the SFPR? I noticed the BC Ferries website directs travellers to the SFPR now. The distance seems longer via the SFPR, but you avoid the hold-up of the traffic lights at Ladner Trunk Road and Highway 17. Just wondering if anyone has experience with this new setup in the past few days since it opened up. I'm considering running out to Tsawwassen ferry terminal on Christmas Eve if I get off work in time, but am unsure whether my old time estimates are still good. If you're coming southbound on Highway 99 you can still take the old Highway 17 through Ladner (now known as Highway 17A), or you can continue south on Highway 99 and connect to the new 17 (SFPR). Travel time taking the new way will be a bit shorter, but the actual distance is a bit more. Either way, I'd say it's a about the same. From where I live (near the Pattullo Bridge) the SFPR speeds things up greatly. I'm about 4 minutes from the new Tannery Road interchange, and straight onto the SFPR. |
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Post by Scott on Dec 25, 2013 12:09:33 GMT -8
I took the SFPR last night with no traffic and made it from work (Marpole area of Vancouver) onto the Queen of Alberni in about 25 minutes. So I'd say its slightly faster than the old route even if it is a bit further in distance.
- John H
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jan 21, 2014 12:17:57 GMT -8
I've copied this historical gem to this thread: - it's also in the Queen of Tsawwassen thread. Here is a short old home movie clip of the Tsawwassen ferry terminal in the summer of 1960 I believe. The ferry docking is either the the Tsawwassen or the Sidney |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jun 8, 2014 9:29:43 GMT -8
Tsawwassen terminal features prominently in a part of this video, starting at 3:35 mark.
- this is my Friday evening, June 6, 2014
The rip-rock at berth 3 sure takes a beating from the Coastal ships' prop wash.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jun 8, 2014 15:52:22 GMT -8
I am still doing sea-trials with my new camera (not so new anymore), and Friday night was moving-platform-at-night trials. Here is what I worked on at Tsawwassen, approaching and in berth #3: Approaching the corral  Engage the scouring machine  Loading the 10:45pm sailing. I like the look of the passenger ticket building with the blue awnings, in this angle and light.  Little Tijuana is deserted  |
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Post by SolDuc on Aug 7, 2014 20:53:55 GMT -8
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Post by Low Light Mike on Aug 8, 2014 9:31:45 GMT -8
If this photo is taken around 8:15pm or so, then 'Alberni is not yet asleep. She is ready to start her final round-trip of her service day. |
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Post by SolDuc on Aug 8, 2014 12:05:23 GMT -8
If this photo is taken around 8:15pm or so, then 'Alberni is not yet asleep. She is ready to start her final round-trip of her service day. This was taken on a Saturday evening, so no late night service that day. |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Aug 8, 2014 12:19:31 GMT -8
If this photo is taken around 8:15pm or so, then 'Alberni is not yet asleep. She is ready to start her final round-trip of her service day. This was taken on a Saturday evening, so no late night service that day. It is summer. Saturday night & Sunday morning service happens on Route-30 from June 25th until early September. - so this means that your photo was from before June 25th. Sorry, I forgot that your trip started before June 25th |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Oct 14, 2014 14:10:39 GMT -8
Tsawwassen's berth #1 is the old relic, the wooden structure that links us back to the early days of BC Ferries....
But for how much longer?
Ok, so they are preparing for the design phase of the berth #1 rebuild.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2014 5:50:04 GMT -8
What I still don't get is hot what are supposed to load traffic onto the vessel at Berths 1 or 2.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Oct 17, 2014 6:14:54 GMT -8
What I still don't get is hot what are supposed to load traffic onto the vessel at Berths 1 or 2. I've read your question a few times, and I can't figure out what you are asking. ps: If you go to Tsawwassen in July, you may be hot, or you may be cool. It depends on the weather. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2014 6:19:57 GMT -8
Out of Curiosity i been wondering about tsawwassen terminals berth 1 and 2. i under stand that vehicles can drive off. But do they use those berths to load or do they use another to put vehicles on.   The Berths have a curved structure, like in the pictures and I get that they can drive cars off, but I don't get how they can drive on |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Oct 17, 2014 6:28:43 GMT -8
The Berths have a curved structure, like in the pictures and I get that they can drive cars off, but I don't get how they can drive on For loading at berths 1 & 2, the vehicles drive under the passenger walkway, and then make a sharp right-turn into the berth lane. |
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Post by WettCoast on Nov 23, 2014 11:49:29 GMT -8
Tsawwassen Terminal with the Queen of Alberni in refit @ berth 4 - seen from departing the Spirit of Vancouver Island - 14 October 2014  © WCK-JST by Wett Coast, on Flickr |
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Post by ferryenthusiast98 on Feb 14, 2015 17:32:40 GMT -8
I came to a rare sighting at Tsawwassen on January 31st of this year when I came on the 5:00 pm sailing from Swartz Bay and we happened to past the Nanny as she was departing Studies Bay and raced us to Tsawwassen. I was on the Coastal Renaissance and when we docked at berth 5, the Nanny docked at berth 4 just only 2 minutes after we docked. This was because the SoBc was in berth 2, Queen Of Alberni was in berth 3 & the Queen Of New West was in berth 1. This was rare for me because it was the first time I have ever seen all 5 vessels in all 5 berth's at the exact same time.  |
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Post by Low Light Mike on May 23, 2015 16:26:49 GMT -8
Arrival at Tsawwassen's berth-5, in lovely afternoon light. I'm on the SoVI. - May 18, 2015  Tsawwassen berth-5 arrival by Mike Bonkowski, on Flickr I am not posting this photo to indicate any possible problem that I want to be cryptic about. I just like how it all looks. |
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Post by roeco on Jul 24, 2015 13:17:13 GMT -8
Which Berth did the Queen of the North used to use when she did her Tsawassen to Port Hardy sailings way back years ago...by the way which I took and It was a Trip that IM surprised didn't become a regular thing once a week. I thought we left from Berth 1 but not sure. It was her first sailing of the season going north.
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