Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:03:33 -0400
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From: Greg Potts <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
Subject: Re: September Roadtrip to Vancouver Island
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Hi Richard,
Entering Canada hasn't changed. You will need a passport to get back into
the USA though.
Pacific Rim National Park is certainly a worthy destination. I last
visited there back in 1980 and the rain-forests of Vancouver island were
quite different to what an Ontario boy was used to. I think you might want
a more recent recommendation.
That reminds me...
I am not sure of the timing, but I may need some help in September to
ferry a rear seat and a pair of jumpseats from Nanaimo to my employers
branch office in Burnaby BC. These components were included in the sale of
my recently purchased 1988 wolfsburg but unfortunately they were not in
the van at the time. If you have room for them and we can make it work
please reply off-list and I will contact the seller to see when they will
be back from their adventures in Ontario.
If there's a coastal BC native listee who takes the ferry with space
available, they could also let me know.
Some form of remuneration can certainly be negotiated.
Greg
> 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
>
