The day started very early. The very nice owner of the hostel we stayed in told us we didn’t need to leave until 5:30am to catch the ferry. However, I was awake at 4:00 and so we went down to get the bike before 5. They stored the bike in a locked vacant store area overnight but the owner was up and even made a fresh pot of coffee. We were off to a great start. Unfortunately, the ferry had blown a cylinder head and needed parts flown in from Vcr. So we ended up leaving 6 hours late. Arriving at 6:45am the next day made our b&b reservation useless so we cancelled it. Surprisingly it wasn’t too bad sleeping on the rug. Our seats were dead centre of the bow so we had a ringside seat if there had been a
ny wildlife. Alas, one distant whale surfaced and dove immediately. Skies were dark and ominous. Shari and I just read and talked to a New Zealand couple. BC Ferries made coffee/tea free for the day but that was the only consolation. There were 4 other bikers on the ferry – 1 had just picked up a new KTM from Alberta on his way back to work (for which he was late)