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Post by Low Light Mike on Nov 18, 2012 18:31:57 GMT -8
A couple of views from November 12, 2012, from the Route-9 Queen of Nanaimo. Sturdies Bay, Galiano Island. - I like the clouds ------------ Otter Bay Quay, at Pender Island. It's actually known as "The Stand" and ostrich-burgers are one of their specialties. website, see bottom of this page: www.pender-island.net/Eating-Out.htm- Look closely and you'll see a motor-home as part of the structure.
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Post by WettCoast on Dec 10, 2012 17:01:06 GMT -8
Village Bay Terminal, Mayne Island, with the Queen of Nanaimo & Mayne Queen at berth - 9 December 2012. Viewed from the deck of the BQ while underway for Sturdies Bay, on Galiano Island. photo © WCK-JST by Wett Coast, on Flickr[/size]
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Post by Low Light Mike on Feb 3, 2013 17:29:59 GMT -8
Vesiuvius Bay terminal, on the west side of Salt Spring Island. - this is the Salt Springers' connection to the Cowichan Valley region of Vancouver Island, through the Crofton ferry terminal. Seen by me in evening on February 2, 2013. Looking at the berth, with the Crofton mill's lights in the background. - can you see the man's face image in the poles on the left-side of ramp structure? Close-up of the man's face, which is just some pole colouring, chains and the temporary placement of shadows. - I think that he looks a bit like Vald Lenin. ========================== Over on the other side of Stuart Channel, is Crofton's terminal. - here is a new addition (new to me), where there is now a passenger walk-path cut-out and pushed across between the ramp and the shelter area.
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Post by Ferryman on Mar 19, 2013 11:07:12 GMT -8
Some small changes taking place at Vesuvius Bay terminal. In the next couple of years, the holding compound will be slightly expanded. However, a couple of additions have already occured. A new information LED sign has been installed above the old terminal attendant shack as an addition to the traffic light that has always been there. The LED sign is programed to light up to say "WAIT" while the ship is arriving, as well as two fold out stop signs with flashing red lights are setup on the trestle as an effort to stop people from driving to the end of the trestle to drop people off when the ferry is arriving. When the traffic light is turned green, the LED sign will switch over to say "Please Proceed". This can all be controlled remotely from the wheelhouse on the Howe Sound Queen, as well as from the control panel on the ramp. Crofton Terminal ticket booth also can remotely operate the sign as well to provide any information regarding any sailing delays. The LED sign was a surplus item from the Departure Bay terminal renovation, so they decided to plug it in at Vesuvius terminal.
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Post by SolDuc on Jul 23, 2013 22:23:44 GMT -8
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Post by Curtis on Jul 25, 2013 9:56:36 GMT -8
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Post by Koastal Karl on Oct 20, 2013 8:53:32 GMT -8
What is the holding area like on Saturna??? I guess it is a single lane on the side of the road?? There is no toll booth on Saturna I would assume?? I have wondered how Vancouver transfers pay when they go to Tsawwassen but I assume they do that at Village Bay when they transfer!
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Post by Low Light Mike on Oct 20, 2013 9:00:47 GMT -8
Copied from another thread: What is the holding area like on Saturna??? I guess it is a single lane on the side of the road?? There is no toll booth on Saturna I would assume?? I have wondered how Vancouver transfers pay when they go to Tsawwassen but I assume they do that at Village Bay when they transfer! Holding area at Lyall Harbour is a single lane on the side of the road. If you need to pay at Saturna, you can do it in the pub. You can probably also do it at Village Bay, but the ramp attendant lady at Saturna said that they've had people pay in the Light House Pub before. The pub works as a ticket agent for BCF. I also think that some of the Lyall Harbour Ramp attendants work at the dockside businesses, and then step-outside when it's ferry time. Just my hunch.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Oct 20, 2013 9:21:26 GMT -8
Lovely Autumn peek-a-boo scene: - October 19, 2013. ...at Otter Bay, Pender Island.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Oct 21, 2013 19:29:14 GMT -8
A trip on the Howe Sound Queen, featuring the departing & arriving at the berths. - from a very foggy day on October 21, 2013. The video features 3 soundings of the HSQ's horn. very nice sound to her horn... But the cool feature is how Vesuvius disappears in the fog, and then how Crofton slowly appears from the fog. ----------- Vesuvius: Crofton:
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Post by Neil on Oct 21, 2013 21:46:40 GMT -8
Mr Horn's photos demonstrate that this seasonal fog thing, although kind of boring to live through on a day to day basis, really does provide some worthwhile photographic opportunities that we could take advantage of for each boat, and each route.
'Shipspotters' would disagree, of course. What do they know about art.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Oct 21, 2013 21:55:43 GMT -8
Mr Horn's photos demonstrate that this seasonal fog thing, although kind of boring to live through on a day to day basis, really does provide some worthwhile photographic opportunities that we could take advantage of for each boat, and each route. 'Shipspotters' would disagree, of course. What do they know about art. Fog definitely provides a unique visual opportunity, for photography and regular eyesight observation. The normal views are gone, the objects quickly disappear and then appear. Similar to the navigators, the passenger-observers use memory to tell themselves where they think they are, and are sometimes surprised to find out that they are not quite where they thought they were. And there's no pesky mid-day sun to washout a photo. Just a nice solid grey/white background.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Nov 19, 2013 19:00:57 GMT -8
The green sludge colour of the wood dolphin is beautiful in this photo of the Mayne Queen arriving at Lyall Harbour. - October 19, 2013.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Dec 1, 2013 19:39:13 GMT -8
A photo essay on Lyall Harbour, Saturna Island. - seen by me on Saturday, October 19, 2013. -------------------------- The view from the water shows that the Lyall Harbour building are just a small cluster, and there is hardly any foreshore that's suitable for use. In fact, all of the foreshore used here is accessed by steep hills and ramps. From the island's roads, this habour terminal is not simple to access. Yes, you just follow the main road, but it is a crowded and narrow area on which to place the island's #1 busiest place. - You emerge from the forest, already at the water's edge. From the water, you see the Government public wharf and ferry waiting-room on the left-side, and the cluster of commerce (pub/store/realty office) on the right side. Same scene, from the end of the road: ============================ Some of the fine detail of Lyall Habour: Seen from the Government float. Ferry waiting room is on the left: The ferry waiting room: - this building also houses the terminal attendant's office - the door in the middle of the wharf side of the building would open to a drop to the water below. I'm thinking that it probably stays locked all the time... The interior of the ferry waiting room: - the building has 2 washrooms. Signage at the head of the line-up area: - The pub is on the lower level of the building, accessed by a pathway and set of stairs, through that archway. Just to show how steep the road is, as you disembark the ferry Some of the local commerce: - the pub's hours are aligned to the ferry schedule. Good thing that Todd didn't change this route's schedule. - the cork-board is awesome The island's only fuel station. - you probably pay at the pub/store and then the bartender serves your car outside - there are bulk fuel tanks above, in the trees.
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Post by Koastal Karl on Dec 1, 2013 23:01:47 GMT -8
why would the pub be closed Tuesday and Wednesday? There are ferries those days, lol! Those are cool photos I have never been to Saturna before or even stepped foot on the island so it's one ferry terminal I have never wondered around. Jeez expensive gas over there I wonder how many people actually use it|?
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Post by SolDuc on Dec 1, 2013 23:08:46 GMT -8
Jeez expensive gas over there I wonder how many people actually use it|? Well, it depends if it's actually worth it to go on the mainland/Vancouver Island to get gas (and other stuff), for which you'd have to pay for the ferry or to just buy it there. - If this were the San Juans, you'd get your gas at Anacortes rather than the Island - If this were the Gulf Islands, with the very high BCFs fares, you'd buy it on the island
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2013 0:20:32 GMT -8
Awesome photos, Mike.
Are ferry tickets sold at Lyall Harbour? Or is that done by the ship's crew?
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Post by Low Light Mike on Dec 2, 2013 6:09:37 GMT -8
Awesome photos, Mike. Are ferry tickets sold at Lyall Harbour? Or is that done by the ship's crew? The terminal attendant sells them, I think using the cash register system at the pub. - That's what the attendant told me (or maybe she meant that she sells them, but that you have the option to pay at the pub instead of paying the attendant).
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Post by Mike C on Dec 2, 2013 10:53:48 GMT -8
Awesome photos, Mike. Are ferry tickets sold at Lyall Harbour? Or is that done by the ship's crew? The terminal attendant sells them, I think using the cash register system at the pub. - That's what the attendant told me (or maybe she meant that she sells them, but that you have the option to pay at the pub instead of paying the attendant). Each time I have purchased a ticket at Lyall Harbour (going back a few years now), it has always been from the terminal attendant with the cash box inside the terminal waiting room, but only for fares continuing to Tsawwassen / Inter-Island.
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Post by Ferryman on Jan 14, 2014 19:22:00 GMT -8
The brand new floating lead at Village Bay, Mayne Island that was installed last summer, decided to capsize recently. I found a video on youtube of two tug boats trying to re-right the floating lead, and were successful.
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Post by WettCoast on Dec 30, 2014 21:17:39 GMT -8
BC Ferries' Sturdies Bay terminal, Galiano Island, with Queen of Nanaimo in dock & Spirit of Vancouver Island passing by - 27 December 2014 © WCK-JST by Wett Coast, on Flickr
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Post by hullnumbers on Mar 11, 2015 19:13:20 GMT -8
Was Sturdies Bay ferry terminal upgraded in 1987 after Montague Harbour terminal was shut down? Cause when I look at Sturdies Bay terminal the vehicle lane compound is pretty large compared to Saturna's and Pender Islands.
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Post by Starsteward on Mar 12, 2015 11:48:55 GMT -8
If there is a quick answer to my question, I'd appreciate any input our members may offer. Queen of Nanaimo: Has anyone done a round trip: Leave Tsawwassen, do the 'Nanny's full circuit and arrive back at Tsawwassen without disembarking, transferring etc. I take it the departure from Tsawwassen would be early morning, returning ? Trying to make sense of the schedule on the BC Ferries website would be easier if I was booking a trip to 'Timbuktu' Thanks.
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Post by Neil on Mar 12, 2015 15:51:47 GMT -8
If there is a quick answer to my question, I'd appreciate any input our members may offer. Queen of Nanaimo: Has anyone done a round trip: Leave Tsawwassen, do the 'Nanny's full circuit and arrive back at Tsawwassen without disembarking, transferring etc. I take it the departure from Tsawwassen would be early morning, returning ? Trying to make sense of the schedule on the BC Ferries website would be easier if I was booking a trip to 'Timbuktu' Thanks. The 8:35 am sailing on Saturday just goes to Mayne and Galiano, then back to Tsawwassen. On all of the morning sailings to Long Harbour, there's too much of a layover to stay on board (at least ninety minutes).
There are more opportunities if you wait until summer. I took the Bowen Queen to Long Harbour and back one afternoon, but I don't recall it making any other stops. I didn't purchase my return fare on board, and almost didn't make it back. The ferry was late, and because of BC Ferries' stupid policy of not selling tickets within ten minutes or so of the scheduled departure, the cashier at Long Harbour wasn't sure if her computer would let her sell me one- even though the Bowen' was just still unloading. So, definitely, buy your return fare on board, just in case.
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Post by Mike on Mar 12, 2015 16:44:26 GMT -8
If there is a quick answer to my question, I'd appreciate any input our members may offer. Queen of Nanaimo: Has anyone done a round trip: Leave Tsawwassen, do the 'Nanny's full circuit and arrive back at Tsawwassen without disembarking, transferring etc. I take it the departure from Tsawwassen would be early morning, returning ? Trying to make sense of the schedule on the BC Ferries website would be easier if I was booking a trip to 'Timbuktu' Thanks. The 8:35 am sailing on Saturday just goes to Mayne and Galiano, then back to Tsawwassen. On all of the morning sailings to Long Harbour, there's too much of a layover to stay on board (at least ninety minutes).
There are more opportunities if you wait until summer. I took the Bowen Queen to Long Harbour and back one afternoon, but I don't recall it making any other stops. I didn't purchase my return fare on board, and almost didn't make it back. The ferry was late, and because of BC Ferries' stupid policy of not selling tickets within ten minutes or so of the scheduled departure, the cashier at Long Harbour wasn't sure if her computer would let her sell me one- even though the Bowen' was just still unloading. So, definitely, buy your return fare on board, just in case.
In my experience, you have to disembark at Long Harbour, as the crew change occurs there, and no passengers are allowed to remain onboard.
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