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MV Coho
Jul 15, 2022 9:46:16 GMT -8
Post by elwharust on Jul 15, 2022 9:46:16 GMT -8
i know its long gone but it would be so cool if they were driving off the chinook. |
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Post by WettCoast on Jul 17, 2022 20:58:19 GMT -8
i know its long gone but it would be so cool if they were driving off the chinook. And even better yet if they were coming off the Kalakala. |
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Post by Neil on Jul 17, 2022 21:30:08 GMT -8
i know its long gone but it would be so cool if they were driving off the chinook. And even better yet if they were coming off the Kalakala. I have fond memories of waving to my father leaving Bowen Sunday evenings on the Bainbridge... but I'm not too sure that many Bowen residents would welcome her back from the grave... Sorry, 'elwharust'...I know you're just musing... as am I.  |
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MV Coho
Jul 21, 2022 21:15:05 GMT -8
Post by paulvanb on Jul 21, 2022 21:15:05 GMT -8
And even better yet if they were coming off the Kalakala. I have fond memories of waving to my father leaving Bowen Sunday evenings on the Bainbridge... but I'm not too sure that many Bowen residents would welcome her back from the grave... Sorry, 'elwharust'...I know you're just musing... as am I. God, that is too funny after riding on the debacle that is the Horseshoe Bay-Snug Cove run! |
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Post by paulvanb on Jul 22, 2022 17:42:46 GMT -8
Just sitting here at Fisherman's Wharf in Victoria when the Coho went by. Sailing on here next week. Checked the schedule to read that she is overnighter here for the summer. Passed by the terminal as we went to our accommodation. The lot looked quite full!
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Post by paulvanb on Jul 22, 2022 19:00:27 GMT -8
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Post by paulvanb on Jul 27, 2022 10:02:35 GMT -8
Don't know whether to put this here or as a random trip, but sailing on an over and back this morning! She has wifi.  |
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Post by paulvanb on Jul 27, 2022 21:39:57 GMT -8
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Post by Starsteward on Jul 28, 2022 9:33:12 GMT -8
Truly remarkable upkeep to this beautiful vessel. Blackball should win some sort of recognition for the best-kept vintage passenger/car ferry still operating
in North America and maybe even world-wide.
And to think the Pandemic almost killed this commercial venture off.
Great shots of this beautiful old girl!
Now where's the Maggie?
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Post by paulvanb on Jul 30, 2022 10:32:34 GMT -8
Truly remarkable upkeep to this beautiful vessel. Blackball should win some sort of recognition for the best-kept vintage passenger/car ferry still operating in North America and maybe even world-wide. And to think the Pandemic almost killed this commercial venture off. Great shots of this beautiful old girl! Now where's the Maggie? She was wonderful to sail on! We were pitching and yawing once we were about five miles out of Victoria. Coming back was worse, but good fun. The men's room was surprisingly immaculate. Lots of beer selections! CBSA did not ask for my ArriveCan app. |
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Post by paulvanb on Aug 1, 2022 7:45:03 GMT -8
When you cannot sleep anymore. The Coho on her first run of the day!  |
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Post by paulvanb on Aug 2, 2022 22:08:20 GMT -8
A busy time in the Inner Harbour!  |
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MV Coho
Aug 3, 2022 19:21:25 GMT -8
Post by Kahloke on Aug 3, 2022 19:21:25 GMT -8
Truly remarkable upkeep to this beautiful vessel. Blackball should win some sort of recognition for the best-kept vintage passenger/car ferry still operating in North America and maybe even world-wide. And to think the Pandemic almost killed this commercial venture off. Great shots of this beautiful old girl! Now where's the Maggie? She was wonderful to sail on! We were pitching and yawing once we were about five miles out of Victoria. Coming back was worse, but good fun. The men's room was surprisingly immaculate. Lots of beer selections! CBSA did not ask for my ArriveCan app. CBSA didn't ask us for ours, either, when we were on Coho 2 weeks ago. Blackball asked to see it on the Port Angeles side. I guess that was good enough. |
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MV Coho
Aug 3, 2022 19:48:21 GMT -8
Post by paulvanb on Aug 3, 2022 19:48:21 GMT -8
She was wonderful to sail on! We were pitching and yawing once we were about five miles out of Victoria. Coming back was worse, but good fun. The men's room was surprisingly immaculate. Lots of beer selections! CBSA did not ask for my ArriveCan app. CBSA didn't ask us for ours, either, when we were on Coho 2 weeks ago. Blackball asked to see it on the Port Angeles side. I guess that was good enough. I cleared US Customs twice going down. Weird! |
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MV Coho
Aug 3, 2022 21:49:03 GMT -8
Post by WettCoast on Aug 3, 2022 21:49:03 GMT -8
I cleared US Customs twice going down. Weird! Once in Victoria and again in Port Angeles? I had the same experience back in 2015. The first 'clearance' is for immigration, and the second is for customs, I think? Seems overly bureaucratic but sometimes that extra scrutiny is worthwhile. |
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MV Coho
Aug 3, 2022 22:13:04 GMT -8
Post by paulvanb on Aug 3, 2022 22:13:04 GMT -8
I cleared US Customs twice going down. Weird! Once in Victoria and again in Port Angeles? I had the same experience back in 2015. The first 'clearance' is for immigration, and the second is for customs, I think? Seems overly bureaucratic but sometimes that extra scrutiny is worthwhile. It was, but no ArriveCan app here. |
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Post by FNS on Aug 4, 2022 2:31:39 GMT -8
For Amtrak, you go through US Immigration at Pacific Central Station in Vancouver on the southbound trips to Seattle. The train also stops at Blaine where US Customs agents board to read your declaration forms and take them.
On my trip from Prince Rupert to Ketchikan before 2010, the full process was done at PR with no further inspection in Alaska. Interesting to note, the little piece of Canadian real estate from the terminal building to the dock at PR becomes USA for departing passengers. After the ferry sails, it becomes Canada again and Canadian Customs agents welcome the arrivals.
WSF follows the same procedures BBF do (on their trips to Port Angeles) for USA bound sailings from Sidney.
At CYVR, the full US Customs process is done for airline passengers going to USA destinations.
At CYYJ, you go through US Customs upon arriving at USA destinations.
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Post by paulvanb on Aug 27, 2022 15:19:24 GMT -8
The Coho leaving town!  |
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MV Coho
Oct 28, 2022 22:08:36 GMT -8
Post by Blue Bus Fan on Oct 28, 2022 22:08:36 GMT -8
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Post by Ollie on Nov 2, 2022 13:03:08 GMT -8
Coho, today
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Post by Ollie on Nov 3, 2022 20:55:32 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Nov 4, 2022 20:57:38 GMT -8
Lovely photograph. Where is location these photos are taken in Victoria? |
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Post by Ollie on Nov 4, 2022 21:25:54 GMT -8
Lovely photograph. Where is location these photos are taken in Victoria? Thank you, these are taken from the Hotel Grand pacific and laurel point path in Victoria |
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MV Coho
Nov 10, 2022 20:57:54 GMT -8
Post by inputrain on Nov 10, 2022 20:57:54 GMT -8
Has bc ferries ever tried to buy the coho?
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MV Coho
Nov 10, 2022 22:20:22 GMT -8
Post by WettCoast on Nov 10, 2022 22:20:22 GMT -8
Has bc ferries ever tried to buy the coho? No. Back in 1961 they bought Blackball's entire Canadian operations, but not this international route. I do not believe BC Ferries has ever shown any interest in a route connecting a BC port with an American port. |
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