Re: [Paddlewise] Public Transport on Haida Gwaii

From: Michael Daly <michaeldaly_at_rogers.com>
Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2003 14:35:47 -0400
On 2 Jul 2003 at 9:27, Robert MacDonald wrote:

> Actually, public transport is great.  It is just kind of informal. 

Someone mentioned car rentals.  When I was there in '91, a car from 
one of the majors (Budget and Hertz were the only ones) was C$65 per 
day with no free km - you paid $0.25 per km for every km.  However, I 
found a local garage that would rent me a car for $65 per day with 
unlimited km.  It was a late '70's Chevy Citation with one and a half 
rear view mirrors, a passenger door held closed with a wire clothes 
hangar, notable list to starboard etc.   Kind of informal, too!

I'd still like to do Gwaii Hannas with just a kayak & gear.  Take it 
with me on the train from Toronto to Vancouver, then by ferry to 
Prince Rupert and than to Skidigate.  Island hop to the southern 
islands, past Sandspit and on to the normal kayak destinations.  
Return the same way.  That's a 5-6 week trip.  I'd only need a lift 
from my home to the railway station and between the railway station 
and the ferry terminal in Van.

Mike
PS My condolences to the paddlers in BC.  Now that you've got the 
Olympics in 2010, you'll find out what real taxation is like.


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