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Post by Kahloke on Dec 17, 2010 23:19:17 GMT -8
Some pictures from Friday Harbor: Sealth and Evergreen at Friday Harbor - Jan, 2009  Passenger building at Friday Harbor - Jan, 2009   Friday Harbor - Jul, 2009   |
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Post by Kahloke on Dec 18, 2010 13:57:09 GMT -8
October 26, 2010 pictures of some San Juan area WSF berths. Friday Harbor:    |
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Post by Kahloke on Dec 18, 2010 13:58:15 GMT -8
October 26, 2010 pictures of some San Juan area WSF berths. Anacortes: - with Yakima in the berth.  |
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Post by Kahloke on Dec 23, 2010 22:46:30 GMT -8
A few of my Anacortes pics: May, 2005 - Elwha in Slip 2  Jul, 2009 - Elwha departing for FH  US Customs area  Sep, 2009   Jul, 2010 - Yakima and Elwha  |
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Post by Kahloke on Dec 27, 2010 10:22:41 GMT -8
A few of my Lopez pics: Cars boarding MV Chelan at Lopez Island - Jul, 2004  Lopez dock from MV Kaleetan - Jul, 2009  Departing Lopez Island - Jul, 2009  |
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Post by Kahloke on Dec 27, 2010 10:46:45 GMT -8
Some of my Shaw pics: Shaw Island Ferry Terminal, when it was still operated by the nuns - Dec, 2001  Shaw's new dock - May, 2005 the nuns no longer operate the terminal   Inter-island traffic boarding MV Sealth at Shaw - Jul, 2009  |
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Post by lmtengs on Dec 27, 2010 11:52:44 GMT -8
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Post by Koastal Karl on Aug 21, 2011 22:21:41 GMT -8
What time does the terminal open in the morning?? There is a 4:15am saling I assume it would before then. Trying to figure out the best way to do a day trip down there to get on the E State without having to stay over night, lol! Either a late night before drive down overnight and take the first sailing or go later and get back home in the early morning the following day. Not many choices when coming from Victoria!
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Post by Barnacle on Aug 22, 2011 4:19:56 GMT -8
If you want a reasonably early start, there's a 6:30 AM to Friday Harbor, arriving at 7:35. Evergreen arrives at about 8:10 AM, deaprts at 8:30, all stops eastbound to Lopez, arriving there at 9:35ish. You can either go back to FH and walk on any other ferry that shows up except the Evergreen or get off at Lopez and catch the 10:35 AM back to the mainland. I recommend going back to FH because there is more to do there while waiting for the ferry than at Lopez (plus, the 6:30 WB and 10:35 EB are both the Elwha).
Of course, I'd double-check these times on the schedule... I'm posting this before I've finished my coffee.
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Post by Kahloke on Aug 22, 2011 8:51:13 GMT -8
If you want a reasonably early start, there's a 6:30 AM to Friday Harbor, arriving at 7:35. Evergreen arrives at about 8:10 AM, deaprts at 8:30, all stops eastbound to Lopez, arriving there at 9:35ish. You can either go back to FH and walk on any other ferry that shows up except the Evergreen or get off at Lopez and catch the 10:35 AM back to the mainland. I recommend going back to FH because there is more to do there while waiting for the ferry than at Lopez (plus, the 6:30 WB and 10:35 EB are both the Elwha). Of course, I'd double-check these times on the schedule... I'm posting this before I've finished my coffee. That would be a good itinerary if you want to spend the night in Anacortes, or somewhere else nearby on the Washington Mainland. If you are looking to just do this as a day trip, here is my suggestion (and perhaps you've already investigated this): take the 07:00 sailing out of Swartz Bay, and drive to Anacortes from Tsawwassen. That should get you to Anacortes somewhere in the 10:45-11:00 time frame. You've done this before, so you know what's involved. From Anacortes: M/V Elwhalv. Anacortes: 11:55 ar. Friday Harbor: 13:00 grab lunch in Friday Harbor or just explore for an hour
M/V Evergreen State* - this particular inter-island sailing does not operate on Sundays, so don't go on a Sunday if you want to do this itinerarylv. Friday Harbor: 14:15 lv. Orcas: 15:05 lv. Shaw: 15:20 ar. Lopez: 15:40 lv. Lopez: 15:45 lv. Shaw: 16:05 ar. Orcas: 16:15
M/V Hyaklv. Orcas: 17:35 ar. Anacortes: 18:25 That should get you back to Tsawwassen in time to catch the 21:00 sailing back to Vancouver Island. And, if you do this on a Friday, you would have the option of a 22:00 sailing. Anyway, this is just food for thought. I'm sure whatever you do, it will be fun. |
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Post by Koastal Karl on Aug 22, 2011 11:20:14 GMT -8
Actually Brandon that is the intinerary I was looking at too which I think would work best. There is also the 10:45pm to Duke Point if I missed the last ferry to Swartz Bay. Only thing with Friday is the border might be busier. I thought of actually going during the week which might be better for the border crossings. The last time we got back to Anacortes at like 6pm and we just barely made the 9pm back to Swartz after being in line at the border for over an hour which was a Sat last time we went in March! If only I could do this and get on the Yakima as I have been on the Elwha a few times already but either way that would work as I like the Super's those are neat boats!
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Post by Kahloke on Aug 22, 2011 11:44:13 GMT -8
Actually Brandon that is the intinerary I was looking at too which I think would work best. There is also the 10:45pm to Duke Point if I missed the last ferry to Swartz Bay. Only thing with Friday is the border might be busier. I thought of actually going during the week which might be better for the border crossings. The last time we got back to Anacortes at like 6pm and we just barely made the 9pm back to Swartz after being in line at the border for over an hour which was a Sat last time we went in March! If only I could do this and get on the Yakima as I have been on the Elwha a few times already but either way that would work as I like the Super's those are neat boats! Yeah, this is about the best you can do as a day trip from where you live. Yakima's schedule, unfortunately, doesn't sync up with your timing. If you didn't have to get over to the BC Mainland from Vancouver Island in the morning, I would suggest the following itinerary: M/V Hyak lv. Anacortes: 09:00 ar. Friday Harbor: 10:05 M/V Evergreen State lv. Friday Harbor: 11:35 lv. Orcas: 12:25 lv. Shaw: 12:40 lv. Lopez: 13:05 ar. Friday Harbor: 13:55 M/V Yakima lv. Friday Harbor: 15:45 ar. Anacortes: 16:50 That schedule would give you plenty of time to get back to Tsawwassen for the last ferry. Of course, it would mean staying somewhere the night before, either in Washington or the Lower Mainland in BC. Kirsten and I are actually heading up to Orcas this Thursday, via Port Townsend. I already made reservations on the 11:15 PT-KEY sailing, and am planning on catching the 16:00 departure to Orcas on M/V Hyak. We'll spend the night and return on the 17:35 sailing back to Anacortes on Friday. At least, that's the current plan. I haven't been to the islands in nearly a year. |
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Post by Koastal Karl on Aug 23, 2011 8:15:44 GMT -8
And of course the closest hotel to the Anacortes Terminal is expensive the Ship Harbour Inn. Within walking distance of course. You have any recommendations for a day trip from here with the Fall Schedule??? I looked and that one I think it is even worse. But at least you can go from Sidney and get off at Friday Harbour mid day not like during the summer.
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Post by Kahloke on Aug 23, 2011 10:43:04 GMT -8
And of course the closest hotel to the Anacortes Terminal is expensive the Ship Harbour Inn. Within walking distance of course. You have any recommendations for a day trip from here with the Fall Schedule??? I looked and that one I think it is even worse. But at least you can go from Sidney and get off at Friday Harbour mid day not like during the summer. There are other hotels in Anacortes, and of course, points east and north. Bellingham might not be a bad option if you don't mind driving a little bit on the morning you want to do the San Juan Islands trip. B-Ham is only about 45-50 minutes away from Anacortes. As far as the Fall Schedule goes, it looks like your best day trip option is to do the International sailing, then the inter-island, and finally the Lopez-Anacortes sailing to get you to the mainland. that itinerary would look like this: M/V Elwha lv. Sidney: 12:05 ar. Friday Harbor: 13:20 M/V Evergreen State lv. Friday Harbor: 14:20 lv. Orcas: 15:10 lv. Shaw: 15:25 ar. Lopez: 15:45 M/V Hyak* lv. Lopez: 17:00 ar. Anacortes: 17:40 * Hyak will be the #3 vessel until mid October. From mid October thru the end of October, Chelan will take its place, and from November on, Sealth will be #3. This is according to the latest maintenance schedule, which, of course, is always subject to change, but this is what is known as of today. The only difficulty with this itinerary is that you will have to drive your car on all the ferry legs, versus a summer trip starting and ending in Anacortes where you could simply walk on. Other than the expense of driving on, this routing would still be a good one, and you should be able to get back to Tsawwassen in time to catch the 21:00 sailing home. |
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Post by KE7JFF on Aug 23, 2011 15:45:19 GMT -8
The Elwha is back on the international route in the fall?
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Post by Kahloke on Aug 23, 2011 19:42:20 GMT -8
The Elwha is back on the international route in the fall? According to the Maintenance Schedule, yes. |
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Post by EGfleet on Aug 24, 2011 5:21:48 GMT -8
The Elwha is back on the international route in the fall? According to the Maintenance Schedule, yes. I read somewhere recently that the reason why the Elwha is back on fall schedule (even though a good day in November for the Sidney run is 20 cars) is that the Chelan can't keep up with the traffic in the evening hours with the domestic traffic. It's a catch-22--the Elwha is an expensive waste of resource on the Sidney run in the fall, but she can handle the domestic traffic in the evening. |
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Post by Kahloke on Aug 27, 2011 11:39:54 GMT -8
Some new pics of Anacortes - Thursday, Aug 25, 2011: view of terminal from Oakes Avenue - Yakima is in Slip 2  approaching the toll booths  Yakima at Slip 2 taking on vehicles for the 14:00 Friday Harbor departure  The vehicle holding compound - Yakima is departing  The Anacortes ferry terminal has a nice beach area  The wetlands and beach area at Anacortes. You can also see the remnants of the old salmon cannery that used to occupy this site at Ship Harbor  vehicles boarding Hyak for the 16:00 Shaw-Orcas departure  |
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Post by Kahloke on Aug 27, 2011 15:04:43 GMT -8
Some new photos of Orcas Landing (Aug 26, 2011): The Orcas Store undergoing expansion and renovation. It's still under construction, but it should be nice when it's completed   Orcas dock and store from MV Hyak's pickle fork  Departing Orcas Island on MV Hyak  |
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Post by KE7JFF on Aug 30, 2011 20:31:51 GMT -8
According to the Maintenance Schedule, yes. I read somewhere recently that the reason why the Elwha is back on fall schedule (even though a good day in November for the Sidney run is 20 cars) is that the Chelan can't keep up with the traffic in the evening hours with the domestic traffic. It's a catch-22--the Elwha is an expensive waste of resource on the Sidney run in the fall, but she can handle the domestic traffic in the evening. Interesting. Is the Elwha still SOLAS certified? I thought that ran out last year... |
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Post by SS San Mateo on Aug 30, 2011 21:00:06 GMT -8
I read somewhere recently that the reason why the Elwha is back on fall schedule (even though a good day in November for the Sidney run is 20 cars) is that the Chelan can't keep up with the traffic in the evening hours with the domestic traffic. It's a catch-22--the Elwha is an expensive waste of resource on the Sidney run in the fall, but she can handle the domestic traffic in the evening. Interesting. Is the Elwha still SOLAS certified? I thought that ran out last year... Yes. The SOLAS certificate did expire, but WSF decided to get her recertified for SOLAS. |
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Post by Kahloke on Sept 28, 2011 8:50:10 GMT -8
My crusade of scanning in photos continues. My latest task has been scanning in the historical photos of Orcas Island that I happen to have in my collection, which includes these photos from Orcas Village: Orcas Village - 1906  Orcas Dock - 1910  Orcas Store and Post Office (located on Orcas Dock) - 1911  Orcas Dock - 1930's  Orcas Store - 1940's  Orcas Landing - 1940's  Orcas Landing - 1969  Aerial Postcard of Orcas Village - sometime between 1981 & 1985 (it was definitely before the Orcas Hotel was renovated and re-painted, which happened in 1985)  Postcard of Orcas Landing - 1985  These photos are a little more recent, although they are starting to border on becoming historical. I took the following pictures in 1991: Orcas Landing - 1991  Nisqually approaching Orcas Landing - 1991  Stay tuned for other photos of Orcas Island. I have yet to scan in pics from Eastsound, Westsound, Deer Harbor, and Rosario. I'll find an appropriate thread to post those ones since they are not ferry related. |
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Post by Chippewa on Sept 28, 2011 9:20:40 GMT -8
In the black & white photo titled "Orcas Store - 1940's "
, is that the Shasta or San Mateo over at Shaw Island ? Looks like a one of them with a tall stack. Chuck
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Post by FNS on Sept 28, 2011 16:01:53 GMT -8
My crusade of scanning in photos continues. My latest task has been scanning in the historical photos of Orcas Island that I happen to have in my collection, which includes these photos from Orcas Village: Orcas Store - 1940's Stay tuned for other photos of Orcas Island. I have yet to scan in pics from Eastsound, Westsound, Deer Harbor, and Rosario. I'll find an appropriate thread to post those ones since they are not ferry related. In the black & white photo titled "Orcas Store - 1940's " , is that the Shasta or San Mateo over at Shaw Island ? Looks like a one of them with a tall stack. Chuck The ferry at Shaw may be either the QUILLAYUTE or ROSARIO. Could be another one as well. A higher resolution of this photo would help. That white thing that looks like a stack may be something on the shore there. |
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Post by Kahloke on Sept 28, 2011 16:14:06 GMT -8
The resolution on the original, and even the one I scanned in, is not very high. It's difficult to tell what it is. I am not even certain that it is a ferry.
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