Powell River
We had an uneventful trek up island to the Comox Ferry to Powell River and discovered one of the advantages and a couple of disadvantages of traveling a big rig.
I had thought we were 45 feet long – truck and trailer – but turns out we are actually 50 feet long! That is a big disadvantage, of course, when it comes to pay. Ouch! When we were waiting to offload a fellow who is involved with Powell River tourism came up and asked us how much we had to pay. He said it is awful hard to promote tourism when people have to pay through the nose just to get there. He actually apologized to us!
To add insult to injury, we are going down the Sunshine Coast to head up to Whistler and beyond and that means we will have to pay one more ferry fare. I am, however, looking forward to visiting Gibsons, the home of Molly’s Reach and revisit my childhood memories of watching the Beachcombers every Sunday and wondering what it was to be on the ocean. I’ve got to experience it first hand while living on Vancouver Island for the past 30 years.
One advantage of being a “big rig” is that you get to board the ferry with the other big rigs and that means you get on first. The disadvantage of that is you may also be one of the last to unload. That could actually work in our favour, though, because maneuvering a big rig through ferry traffic is not necessarily a pleasant, stressfree experience.
We are visiting an old friend who has parked himself in Powell River in the Cranberry Lake area. Nice walk down the hill in the morning and evening with the dog down to the lake.
Puttins is settling in too, enjoying the view from the window and watching the traffic pass by.
We will stay here a bit longer for a nice visit and then head out.
I will be uploading photos as soon as I find a free wifi spot. 🙂
