Actually, public transport is great. It is just kind of informal. Hang out your thumb, and you will get there, kayaks and gear and all. Even the cab driver picks up hitchhikers - or he did, in 1994. It is a wonderful place, and not just for the incredible natural beauty. Have fun. Rob. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Michael Daly" <michaeldaly_at_rogers.com> wrote: >>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.>> Things have changed quite a bit since Robert and Michael were there. In 1996 we paid CDN$28 __each way__ from the Moresby side ferry terminal to Sandspit on Bruce's taxi (the only choice): two hardshell kayaks and two of us. The taxi operator had no clue on how to transport yaks, and no gear to attach to his van. We did not try to hitch, but that might still work. It is a pretty informal place, but changing in response to "hardening" of attitudes towards folks from outside, perhaps due to the steep decline in income-producing industry there. In 2000, Bruce's Taxi was essentially the same. In addition, getting to the principal launch point Moresby Camp) will cost bigger bucks. Camping in GH is way more restricted than it was in 1998, and probably more restricted now than it was in 2000. Contacting Parks Canada will get you the official rules, fees, restrictions, etc. My best source of on-the-ground authoritative info is still Doug Gould (Moresby Explorers): dgmorex_at_mail.island.net Again, I am not affiliated with Doug's business, just a very satisfied customer. He is the most enlightened redneck logger I know, and he understands the Charlottes scene: the way it really works, Parks Canada literature notwithstanding. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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