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San Juan Island to Sidney

7/31/2015

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It is time for the Canadian lower Gulf Islands phase of the tour.   I said goodbye to the folks staying at the Wayfarer's Rest Hostel, packed the bike, and headed to the Bean Cafe for a latte before heading down to the ferry terminal for my 9:45AM departure to Sydney, Vancouver Island.  The cafe was very busy.   They have a real time CAM on the terminal so one can see the ferry dock.

I paid the $8.75 fare and boarded for the one hour and 20 minute trip.  After arrival, I stopped at the Toast Cafe on Bevan Street in Sidney to scope out the camping options.   It turned out that I made a change and decided to camp at the McDonald Provincial Park near the Swartz Bay Terminal which serves the lower Gulf Islands. I  will catch the 10:05AM ferry to Pender Island the next day,

After setting up the tent, I rode three miles from the camp to check out Canoe Cove Marina and enjoyed a thin-crust pizza at the Stonehouse Pub.
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    The Trip Journal is Steve Szirom's account of his San Juan and Gulf Islands bike tour. Posts will be made regularly depending on the availability of Wi-Fi.

    As a matter of definition when I mention "road shoulder" it means the following : no shoulder (0 feet), small shoulder (0-2 feet), moderate shoulder (2-4 feet), wide shoulder (greater than 4 feet)

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