Horseshoe Bay

This is British Columbia's Horseshoe Bay. It is a very small village, with little shops, a marina and restaurants. It also has a great kids playground for them to play. We had a great day here. I have mentioned this area before, but we didn't actually get this far last time. This is where the ferries leave for Naniamo and the Sunshine Coast. The marina is on the otherside of this jetty. The water taxi also leaves from the end the jetty. The ferry in the picture is only small, there were some huge ones coming in and out. I wouldn't mind checking out these islands myself, but you should have seen the line-up for these boats, they were ridiculously long - kind of puts you off. But this place sure was very peaceful and pretty.

This picture was taken 5 days before the B.C ferry crash that you might have seen on TV. This is the spot! The crash happened at 10 am the day before a long weekend and it caused all sorts of problems, wih commuters trying to get back to their homes, and holidayers making their way to the many islands this ferry services. Chaos was the appropriate word to describe the effect of the incident. As I have already said, the line up for the ferries is ridiculous, so those who normally travel on the Horseshoe Bay ferries had to make the 90 minute trip to Twassassen, where the lines are equally ridiculous, and travel who knows how long out of there way to get to their destination. This is the problem with Vancouver and the surrounding area; it is all linked up by ferries, bridges and tunnels, so it only takes one thing to go wrong and it can really stuff things up.