We left at about 7 am from Calgary with the Cherokee. We traveled on the Trans Canada Highway, via Kamloops (BC), Salmon arm and the lovely Schuswap lake. It is the biggest lake I have seen so far; it has beaches, houseboats and many resorts. Most of the trip, we drove through the Rockies, there are many Avalanche tunnels on the road.
We arrived in Vancouver that evening. It was still light and we won and hour as we were now in Atlantic time (Calgary is on Mountain Time.) It took us about 10 hours and we used 1 ¼ tank of gas, about $55.
We took a ferry from Horseshoe bay to Nanaimo (Vancouver Island). We drove through tollgates, where you can pay by “Visa”, “American Express” or cash, on to “The Queen of Oak Bay”. The ferries have Washrooms, lifts, restaurants, a gift shop, video arcade games etc. The ferries have a few decks and carry RV’s, busses, trucks, bicycles, motorbikes, etc. as well. We parked in 9 lanes; you must remember where you parked. The B.C ferries that shuttle all day can carry 362 vehicles, 1,466 passengers and reach a speed of 19 knots. Horseshoe bay is lovely with houses clinging to the cliffs. The ferries are so spacious I wished I could travel to SA on them, no rocking, and just a soft drone. There are no waves. We saw other ferries, they are beautiful and big. The trip takes 1 hour and 35 minutes.
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