The plan was to take the bus from Jenine’s Burnaby digs to Tsawwassen where I’d catch a ferry to the island. Google gave me a travel time of an hour and half just to get from Burnaby to the ferry terminal. The ferry ride itself is about an hour and forty-five minutes long, but the journey is more like two hours if you take into account how long the loading and unloading takes. Finally, Victoria is another 30-minute drive from the Swartz Bay terminal.
This makes the grand total travel time of… FIVE HOURS.
Conveniently, while Jenine and I were discussing travelling, I mentioned that I had taken the sea plane once and loved it. In the process of explaining the experience, I ended up convincing myself to just transport myself to the island via Harbour Air. After all, I had barely 11 days to cram with enjoyable companions and adventures.
Time is money!
$207 and less than 45 minutes after leaving Burnaby, I was in Tammy’s arms.
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