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Originally Posted by Bouncing Bettys
I decided to take a last minute trip to the Island earlier this week. For the Friday sailing all I could reserve was the 10:45pm from Tsawwassen to Duke Point. I would really like to get an earlier ferry, even if I have to wait a sailing or two at Horseshoe Bay.
My options are:
Tsawwassen:
- arrive by 6pm (the earliest I can get there after work and driving from Aldergrove) and attempt to catch the 8:15. If I miss it, I catch the 10:45 I reserved anyways.
Horseshoe Bay:
- possibly get off work early and arrive by 6pm to catch either the 7pm, 8pm, or 10:10pm ferries. I am much less familiar with this route and how many sailing waits there could be on a summer Friday.
Thoughts?
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FYI: On the Friday, several hours before my reservation at 10:45, there was a 2 sailing wait at HS Bay for all remaining sailings. I called and was told that even if I arrived at 6pm, I would likely not make any of the remaining sailings at 7, 8, and 10:10pm. . At Tsawwassen, I was told that even if I arrived at 5:45, I would still miss out on the 8:15 ferry, and have to take the 10:45. The advice given was to just chill out and take the 10:45 as reserved. Ended up only paying $59. I would guess the sailing was at about 50% of capacity. My son slept the whole time in the car and I was able to have a nap. Traffic from the terminal to Parksville was light, so I arrived much sooner than expected. I would recommend the last crossing if you are on a budget, have kids, and don't like the stress of traffic.