Victoria GTG June 2009
Moderators, do you want to have any say in this before we figure out a date? We've had one request for when not to have it, but I figure any time early May (shoulder season) or late May 2009 (high...
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When I typed :"we could all travel to the Canadian prairies in Feb 2008"..I forgot to add the and the . Nope, no more 40 degrees below zero days for me... these days I'm reaching for gloves and a coat...
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I did a quick look at airlines for May 2008 (yes, I know it's a year early). Seattle the cheapest, then Victoria, followed by Vancouver. I think around $300 for Seattle, $600 for Victoria and around...
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I'll certainly come to Vancouver if I can. It's a bit far out on the calendar for people like us who usually can't manage to plan more than a few months ahead. But it's an easy trip for me, from...
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Aw, c'mon. You all can handle -45 Celsius (not to mention relentless wind all day, every day) with many feet of snow! We could go curling, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, igloo building, dogsled racing...
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I'm thinking I could combine this with a trip back home.......And Gardenridge, if you need any more propaganda artists, I could tell people about the ferry I was on sailing through a pod of orcas in...
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ddfla, I was on a similar ferry, but I might be able to top your story. I had a young cousin visiting from Australia, and we took the day ferry from Bellingham, WA to Victoria (and there's another...
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And since orcas are killer whales, I think we need to have you on this North West Board. Your title will be Killer Guide!!
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-40C is the same as -40F.Since the temperature in my area has never gone in negative numbers F, I just can't comprehend such cold weather and I doubt I have the gear for such temperature. You can't be...
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Jujuju, how extraordinary! That must have been a great sight.DH and I were sailing from Orcas to San Juan when the ferry sailed right through a pod of orcas. What made it memorable was the couple from...
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We actually had a similar experience on the ferry from Sidney to Anacortes about 7 or 8 years ago. This was a car ferry. We had just wandered into the cafeteria when there was an announcement that the...
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Note that if you're watching for whales, the best clue is to look for those whale watching boats. They use sonar and their own networking to locate the whales. It's law to cut engines if they are...
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Quote:I guess some posters try to avoid me??? Not sure what you mean.I won't be here in June, or enough to matter. You can always come to Victoria whenever you like, I just got the licks in first as...
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Oh, never mind, I was only teasing. I'll miss the June 2009 GTG by a year, sailing to Alask next June (200
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How did the sunglasses get in? I only typed the year 2008 Stop where? I'll be on a RT out of San Francisco, the first stop (I think June 7 as we're leaving June 6 or maybe there is a day at sea?) is...
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Faina, I had the same thing with those sunglasses. Bizarre isn't it?
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