Monday, August 18, 2008

We left the house only ten minutes late and arrived at Little River five minutes early. The "Check Engine" light came on 20 minutes out of Port Alberni but the car's electrical system is gimped too so we ignored it and it, eventually, went off again. The ferry to Powell River was, of course, ten minutes late leaving.

WARNING! Do not lean forward while sitting on the auto flush toilets on BC Ferries. Your dairy-air will be sprayed with whatever is in the toilet bowl when you lean forward and you will have to wait until you get to your evening's accommodations before you can shower and change.


A dismal looking Powell River taken from the upper deck of the starboard side of the ferry, Queen of Burnaby.


"Stop of Interest" with the Queen of Burnaby in the background.

At 12:30 we discovered a pretty, little, waterside park where we stopped for a picnic lunch. Then we continued on to the Saltery Bay ferry terminal to catch the Queen of Tsawwassen to Earls Cove.


Boarding the Queen of Tsawwassen at Saltery Bay.


Inside the car deck of the Queen of Tsawwassen.

To be continued......

Comments:

Looks like an interesting trip so far. I read that whole sign you have posted there and I know I wouldn't mind seeing the area for myself. I love ferry rides, so...yep, it sounds good to me!

I have another toilet warning. The chemical toilets on the alpine trail in the Rockies freeze your hiney because they get a frigid up draft.

comment by elderjane on Aug 26, 2008 10:24 AM ()

reply by nittineedles on Aug 26, 2008 10:32 AM ()

Thanks for the toilette warning Marg. You are so funny.

comment by shesaidwhat on Aug 26, 2008 9:23 AM ()

You're welcome.

reply by nittineedles on Aug 26, 2008 9:45 AM ()

Great pictures! Thanks for sharing your vacation. I have absolutely no idea where that is, but it is gorgeous!

comment by thestephymore on Aug 26, 2008 3:38 AM ()

I'll post a map of our trip. Thanks for the idea.

reply by nittineedles on Aug 26, 2008 9:22 AM ()

Oh the oh so apropo Ads by Google. The one I'm looking at now screams, "Flush Valve"!
Looks like a lot of fun. I've been considering a "real" vacation to the states one of these days. I'd like to return to the DC area. Something about it fascinates me, despite all the low-belly snakes crawling around. Gonna move over and look at your next installment.

comment by jerms on Aug 25, 2008 10:09 PM ()

Who would have guessed there could be so many ads for toilets.

reply by nittineedles on Aug 25, 2008 11:51 PM ()

I *love* taking a vehicle on the ferry. It's a little scary too -- with the BC Ferry that sank, and the accident where the ferry pulled away while a van was trying to board, and the van fell into the ocean.

comment by imaginaryfriend on Aug 25, 2008 7:57 PM ()

Considering the number of ferry runs per day, accidents are very rare. On the way home the weather was so nice I sat out on deck and knit.

reply by nittineedles on Aug 25, 2008 11:49 PM ()