Date:         Tue, 17 Aug 2010 10:46:48 -0700
Reply-To:     Angus Gordon <birdworks@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Angus Gordon <birdworks@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: September Roadtrip to Vancouver Island
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Forget about border wait times and take the ferry (Coho) from Port Angeles
to Victoria.

Angus



Angus Gordon
206-289-0560
Bainbridge Island WA

birdworks@gmail.com


On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 10:24 AM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

> A passport is what I use going to US and back to Canada.
>
> I'd suggest a personal cooling fan if no AC for line ups at Border,
> bring or get AAA (though I bet you have that  ;)  Tune into AM 730.
> You might receive it (distance) in time to dodge any major waits at a
> given border crossing. They have border wait times at certain times
> during traffic reports. Highway 1 starts to get busy West bound after
> ~ 2 PM or so.
>
> The West side of Vancouver Island is really cool.
>
>
> On 8/17/10, Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> > Starting to plan a 3-4 week Vanagon roadtrip from San Diego to Vancouver
> > Island starting the last week of August.  Have been to Victoria once by
> > ferry 25 years ago; always thought the western end of Vancouver Island
> would
> > make a great destination.  Just because it's there...
> >
> > I have a USA passport.  Haven't been to Canada in 5 years (last time I
> > entered in just north of Glacier National Park....the border guys gave
> the
> > van a thorough taking apart and inspection that early Sunday morning).
>  Any
> > special things to know about entering Canada now?  Getting back into the
> USA
> > was a wave of the hand.
> >
> > Also, would appreciate any tips and travel ideas for Vancouver Island or
> the
> > general vicinity.  I'm pretty familiar with the US part of the trip
> (Olympic
> > peninsula, Puget Sound area and islands) and also the California and
> Oregon
> > coastline.
> >
> > Will be spending the next couple weeks getting the vehicle (85 with
> 185,000
> > miles original engine and manual transmission) all road-ready....it's in
> > good shape....but will take my laptop, Bentley, cellphone, and RoadHaus
> list
> > of repair shops just in case....something always happens.
> >
> > Rich
> > San Diego
> >
>
>
> --
> Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"
>
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>
>
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>