by Jordan Oram | May 1, 2012 | Adventures, Blog
Farewell to the mainland! Vancouver Island, here I come. It takes approx. 1h 45m to cross the Salish Sea from the Tsawassen to the Swartz Bay ferry terminal. The first section of the crossing is through the open waters of Georgia Strait. Then you enter...
by Jordan Oram | Apr 27, 2012 | Adventures, Blog
I’ve caught the ferry from this terminal many times and I’ve often seen people camping, fishing, boating, playing alongside the highway. I never knew how they got there. So when Daniel and I arrived at the ferry terminal with an hour to spare we went...
by Jordan Oram | Apr 25, 2012 | Adventures, Blog
Food in the belly and sitting alongside a friend it is time to drive across Vancouver towards the ferry to Vancouver Island. Oh the things that we shall see, and the ways my mind will wander. Driving through the Greater Vancouver Regional District really gets me...
by Jordan Oram | Apr 23, 2012 | Adventures, Blog
After a 45 minute ferry crossing of Howe Sound I always look forward to getting my stride going in the no-holds barred competition of disembarking the ferry, jockeying for position with the other passengers, and exiting the terminal. Usually I am trying to be one of...
by Jordan Oram | Apr 20, 2012 | Adventures, Blog
I boarded the 12:20pm ferry at Langdale on the Sunshine Coast. I’ve caught this ferry many times since conception, but only a few times has it been when leaving for an undetermined amount of time. Only a few times has it truly been an adventure into the...
by Jordan Oram | Apr 18, 2012 | Adventures, Blog
To start my cross-Canada adventure I have to travel to the provincial Capital, Victoria BC, and Mile ‘O’ on Vancouver Island. It’s a good place for a beginning but first I have to get there. So… it all starts with one step, and then we keep...