Getting ready to be "swallowed up" by the ferry
Goodbye to Washington State and the USA
" Welcome to Victoria"Whenever I hear Brenda utter “Oh dear!” as we are pulling into an RV Park, I know that the park will not get on to our list of favourites! We got a very emphatic “Oh dear!” pulling into the park in Victoria B.C. It’s pretty bad but, what the hell, we’re back in Canada.
The ferry crossing from Port Angeles, Washington to Victoria B.C. was a great short trip which a cut a long day of driving out of our journey. There were several motorhomes and 18 wheelers in the ferry. We were alongside a 45 foot RV which prevented me from turning right to get to the exit ramp on the starboard side of the ferry but, we had to exit first. The ferry staff directed me to pull straight ahead and then crank it hard at the last minute. I was sure we would get wedged in between a post, the other RV and, the hull of the ship. We made it with less than 2 inches to spare. Those guys have done that a few times before!!!
As we drove through Canada Customs (they still call it that don’t they?) I detailed the list of our purchases and honestly declared 2 bottles of liquor and 19 bottles of wine. The Customs officer asked how much the wine was worth. I told him and he said “Have a nice day sir”. Honesty IS the best policy! Whoopee!!
We did a quick drive right through downtown Victoria from the ferry dock. I think spring is the time of year to visit. The whole city is in bloom!!! We’ll be exploring for the next few days. Then we have to ship a surprising amount of “stuff” home. It’s amazing what we have accumulated! The RV goes into storage for the summer with some provisions for maintenance and, we’ll be flying home on the 24’th. The end of Chapter II is nigh. Maybe one more blog post before we get home.
The ferry crossing from Port Angeles, Washington to Victoria B.C. was a great short trip which a cut a long day of driving out of our journey. There were several motorhomes and 18 wheelers in the ferry. We were alongside a 45 foot RV which prevented me from turning right to get to the exit ramp on the starboard side of the ferry but, we had to exit first. The ferry staff directed me to pull straight ahead and then crank it hard at the last minute. I was sure we would get wedged in between a post, the other RV and, the hull of the ship. We made it with less than 2 inches to spare. Those guys have done that a few times before!!!
As we drove through Canada Customs (they still call it that don’t they?) I detailed the list of our purchases and honestly declared 2 bottles of liquor and 19 bottles of wine. The Customs officer asked how much the wine was worth. I told him and he said “Have a nice day sir”. Honesty IS the best policy! Whoopee!!
We did a quick drive right through downtown Victoria from the ferry dock. I think spring is the time of year to visit. The whole city is in bloom!!! We’ll be exploring for the next few days. Then we have to ship a surprising amount of “stuff” home. It’s amazing what we have accumulated! The RV goes into storage for the summer with some provisions for maintenance and, we’ll be flying home on the 24’th. The end of Chapter II is nigh. Maybe one more blog post before we get home.
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