Call me cheap. Call me stupid. Call me both.
But I am scheduled to meet two friends in Ucluelet, B.C. on the west side of Vancouver Island on July 20. We'll each have our own 21-foot Ranger Tugs, which are really trawlers made up to look like cute little tugs.
It's going to cost me $250 each way to take my truck/boat on the ferry from Vancouver, B.C. to Nanaimo, for a total of $500. Then the drive to Ucluelet and back, plus the cost of parking the truck/trailer for this two-week boating adventure. We're spending one week exploring the Broken Group island in Barkley Sound and one week exploring Clayquot Sound. When we're done, I may spend another week salmon/halibut fishing out of Tofino, B.C.
Let me be clear here. My biggest fear in the world is drowning to death, so I am NOT about to take any stupid risks or do anything that threaten life or limb.
But if weather/water conditions are good, it sure seems like I could save myself beaucoup bucks by crossing from Neah Bay to the southwestern part of Vancouver Island, then sidling up the coast to Ucluelet. Tides, currents, wind, crossing international borders, yes, all of those things have to be working in my favor or I won't go.
So I'm just trying to find out how far it is, how much time it might take at a given per-nautical-mile rate, etc.
Has anybody here made that trek? Any suggestions or advice? All constructive comments welcome.
Thanks, in advance, for your help.
JohnnietheK
But I am scheduled to meet two friends in Ucluelet, B.C. on the west side of Vancouver Island on July 20. We'll each have our own 21-foot Ranger Tugs, which are really trawlers made up to look like cute little tugs.
It's going to cost me $250 each way to take my truck/boat on the ferry from Vancouver, B.C. to Nanaimo, for a total of $500. Then the drive to Ucluelet and back, plus the cost of parking the truck/trailer for this two-week boating adventure. We're spending one week exploring the Broken Group island in Barkley Sound and one week exploring Clayquot Sound. When we're done, I may spend another week salmon/halibut fishing out of Tofino, B.C.
Let me be clear here. My biggest fear in the world is drowning to death, so I am NOT about to take any stupid risks or do anything that threaten life or limb.
But if weather/water conditions are good, it sure seems like I could save myself beaucoup bucks by crossing from Neah Bay to the southwestern part of Vancouver Island, then sidling up the coast to Ucluelet. Tides, currents, wind, crossing international borders, yes, all of those things have to be working in my favor or I won't go.
So I'm just trying to find out how far it is, how much time it might take at a given per-nautical-mile rate, etc.
Has anybody here made that trek? Any suggestions or advice? All constructive comments welcome.
Thanks, in advance, for your help.
JohnnietheK