Day 59 - 60 Vancouver Island, BC

After much planning, reservations and preparation we made the voyage to Vancouver Island, British Columbia. What an experience, loading a 40 foot motorhome onto a ferry and sailing to an island in another country. The ferry runs from Port Angeles, Washington to Victoria, BC. The ship is called the MV Coho and is operated by Blackball Ferries. Everything was very professional and well run. The ship was built in 1959 but was very well maintained. The crew was super professional and the only real hitch was when we departed the ferry. We had unhitched the Jeep to save money on the ferry ride and Carolyn was separated from the motorhome when we went through customs. At customs I realized I had three children with me and no mom and no letter from mom that it was ok for me to take the kids across. Fortunately, the customs officer used common sense, asked the kids a few questions and then let us pass. Whewww. We met up with Carolyn on the other side, reconnected the Jeep and off we went. The remainder of the two days were relatively uneventful. There were no consulting calls or appointments to handle so we chilled with the Canooks. That term I understand can be used in either a positive or negative manner, but be clear I have had an awesome experience with Canadians, they are laid back, kind and very accommodating people. In fact, I have yet to find a rude Canadian, they are all super friendly. I wish I could say the same for L.A.

Loading the Coho Ferry from the rear of the ship. The exit is actually to the starboard side of the bow, really cool setup.

Inside the ferry.

Landing in Victoria, a seaplane taxis by.