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*Option #3: Rent a float plane. Moor near government dock. Swim to shore. Hike 500 m. Cheer! | *Option #3: Rent a float plane. Moor near government dock. Swim to shore. Hike 500 m. Cheer! | ||
*Option #4: Hire water taxi. Otherwise as option #1. | *Option #4: Hire water taxi. Otherwise as option #1. | ||
| − | *Option #5: Catch [http://www.mercurylaunch.com/schedules.php ''scheduled'' water taxi] (isn't that a water ''bus''?) from Horseshoe Bay at 10:00 a.m. Arrives approximately 11 a.m. at Camp Artaban. Hike, play, etcetera. Get 5:30 departure from Camp Artaban back to Horseshoe Bay. Fare is $25 per person each way. | + | *'''Option #5: Catch [http://www.mercurylaunch.com/schedules.php ''scheduled'' water taxi] (isn't that a water ''bus''?) from Horseshoe Bay at 10:00 a.m. Arrives approximately 11 a.m. at Camp Artaban. Hike, play, etcetera. Get 5:30 departure from Camp Artaban back to Horseshoe Bay. Fare is $25 per person each way. Reservations required.''' |
Can also combine options, e.g. hike in, take water bus out. We like option #5 best, because no one needs to commit in advance. | Can also combine options, e.g. hike in, take water bus out. We like option #5 best, because no one needs to commit in advance. | ||
What's really sad, is that this constitutes an accessible geohash in our graticule. | What's really sad, is that this constitutes an accessible geohash in our graticule. | ||
| + | ==Option #5 Details== | ||
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| + | *8:12 a.m. Catch 22 MacDonald bus | ||
| + | *8:52 a.m. WESTBOUND W GEORGIA ST AT BURRARD ST P2 "250 HORSESHOE BAY" | ||
| + | *9:38 a.m. arrive Horseshoe Bay | ||
| + | *10:00 a.m. depart Horseshoe Bay | ||
| + | *11:00 a.m. arrive Camp Artaban | ||
| + | *Find geohash, possibly go hiking, tour camp (we know caretaker), have picnic | ||
| + | *5:30 p.m. depart for Horseshoe Bay | ||
| + | *6:10 p.m. back in Horseshoe Bay | ||
Revision as of 02:42, 25 April 2009
Planning
- Option #1: Rent a motorboat at Sewell's Marina (~$150 for three hours), Horseshoe Bay, boat to Artaban government dock, walk up hill 500 m. Cheer!
- Option #2: Bus to Horseshoe Bay, Ferry to Langdale. Ferry to New Brighton at west end of Gambier, hike 6.5 hours to Camp Artaban, swim home.
- Option #3: Rent a float plane. Moor near government dock. Swim to shore. Hike 500 m. Cheer!
- Option #4: Hire water taxi. Otherwise as option #1.
- Option #5: Catch scheduled water taxi (isn't that a water bus?) from Horseshoe Bay at 10:00 a.m. Arrives approximately 11 a.m. at Camp Artaban. Hike, play, etcetera. Get 5:30 departure from Camp Artaban back to Horseshoe Bay. Fare is $25 per person each way. Reservations required.
Can also combine options, e.g. hike in, take water bus out. We like option #5 best, because no one needs to commit in advance.
What's really sad, is that this constitutes an accessible geohash in our graticule.
Option #5 Details
- 8:12 a.m. Catch 22 MacDonald bus
- 8:52 a.m. WESTBOUND W GEORGIA ST AT BURRARD ST P2 "250 HORSESHOE BAY"
- 9:38 a.m. arrive Horseshoe Bay
- 10:00 a.m. depart Horseshoe Bay
- 11:00 a.m. arrive Camp Artaban
- Find geohash, possibly go hiking, tour camp (we know caretaker), have picnic
- 5:30 p.m. depart for Horseshoe Bay
- 6:10 p.m. back in Horseshoe Bay
