A few weeks ago, the newest addition to the BC Ferries fleet was docked down at Canada Place for public viewing. After the Skate for a Cure event and a quick meeting downtown, I made my way over to check it out. The lines seemed deep for being so close to closing time, so I did my best to take some pictures and look through the windows. It still had that fresh through the Panama Canal smell.
I have only been on a ferry a hand full of times, but it’s another one of those things that really makes you fall in love with living in British Columbia. Planes, trains, and automobiles are one thing, but the fact that you toss in boats just adds an extra layer of uniqueness to the lower mainland. Just ask Rebecca who got back from the island after spending the weekend in Keira’s homeland.
I’ve already become a fan of the breakfasts on the ferry, then the trip to the deck to catch a view of what you can see, weather permitting. One thing I can say is that walking around the front of the boat in the dark is freaky. I can learn to get over it, but that thrill is fun for now.
My overall impression of the new, Super C-class[wiki] ferry is pretty cool. It doesn’t look as big as I imagined it to be or by what all the advertisements led me to believe, but I could see that the interior is a lot of the same from what you have in the existing fleet. Just newer.
You can see more of the photos from my short walk here.
ATMs and “conference rooms” hot damn!