Wednesday, September 07, 2011

September 2011 Adventure to Hope and beyond!

Greetings from the road! I know it's only been a day but I'm going to use the internet when I have access to it and share my travels when I find the time.

Yesterday I stepped out the door in Sechelt BC and caught a few buses, a ferry, and a skytrain to get through Vancouver and the Fraser Valley to end up in Hope BC.

Approximately 217km and 7hrs travel. With some great conversations and people met on the way :)

Let us begin!
From September 2011 Adventure - To Hope and Beyond

From September 2011 Adventure - To Hope and Beyond

Mt.Elphinstone looks down upon the Langdale Ferry terminal
From September 2011 Adventure - To Hope and Beyond

From September 2011 Adventure - To Hope and Beyond

Gambier Island's two peaks peek out
From September 2011 Adventure - To Hope and Beyond

Bowen Island through glass and glare
From September 2011 Adventure - To Hope and Beyond

From September 2011 Adventure - To Hope and Beyond

Pulling into Horseshoe Bay as the Bowen Island ferry departs.
Thank you for riding BC Ferries. There isn't much of a choice ;)
From September 2011 Adventure - To Hope and Beyond

For my many years of travelling this route I always know my stop is next to the Vancouver Christ Church Cathedral.
From September 2011 Adventure - To Hope and Beyond

Welcome to Pacific Central Station. From here you can catch trains or coach lines. I went with Greyhound from Vancouver to Hope. I didn't get a good picture of the front because it's all scaffolded and draped for construction.
From September 2011 Adventure - To Hope and Beyond

My bus wasn't going to leave until 1:45pm so it was time to forage. Given the choice between McD's, generic sandwich place, and the Sushi Zone... Sushi Zone wins!
From September 2011 Adventure - To Hope and Beyond

From September 2011 Adventure - To Hope and Beyond

Humourously stylin up-selling
From September 2011 Adventure - To Hope and Beyond

I asked him if I could take his picture and he smiled and said yes. Then he grabbed his sword.
From September 2011 Adventure - To Hope and Beyond

On the bus and awaiting departure to head East, further into the Fraser Valley as the mountains beckon.
From September 2011 Adventure - To Hope and Beyond

As we get further away from Vancouver we get out into some of the Fraser Valley's farmland.
From September 2011 Adventure - To Hope and Beyond

Pulling into Abbotsford for a brief stop beneath Mt.Baker's watchful gaze.
From September 2011 Adventure - To Hope and Beyond

Dream Pizza? Any of my Abbotsfordian friends able to give a review? ;)
From September 2011 Adventure - To Hope and Beyond

On out to Chilliwack, through the fields and narrowing valley towards where we run alongside the Fraser.
From September 2011 Adventure - To Hope and Beyond

From September 2011 Adventure - To Hope and Beyond

From September 2011 Adventure - To Hope and Beyond

The Fraser River is the longest river in BC and the 10th longest in Canada. Check out the Fraser River wiki for sweet historical, geographical, geological, hydrological awesomeness!
From September 2011 Adventure - To Hope and Beyond

The valley has narrowed significantly. The other side is just over there. We must be nearing Hope where the valleys converge.
From September 2011 Adventure - To Hope and Beyond

From September 2011 Adventure - To Hope and Beyond

Arrived!
From September 2011 Adventure - To Hope and Beyond

From September 2011 Adventure - To Hope and Beyond

and as the sunsets on Mt.Ogilvie so ends the day's travel. Visiting old friends and sharing laughs and ideas, encouragement and resolve.

Go well my friends!
~mm

1 comment:

Bianca said...

Beautiful Pics as always Jordan! :D And as for the Dream Pizza... I haven't heard from anyone if they'd had any, but it's been about three different names under the same owner since I've lived here. Always looked kinda sketchy to me.