Ferries Mess Everything Up
Day 6: Ladysmith to Gulf Islands National Park Reserve: McDonald Campground Today's Distance: 31 miles Total Distance: 225 miles I had ambitious plans today. The BC Ferry system (and one Washington State Ferry) have proved to put a kink in my plans multiple times. I feel like they should be working around my schedule, but I guess they don't really care that I'm trying to bike through part of one country and 3 states. Since I didn't make it across yesterday to my original destination (Sidney), that means in order to not lose a day I would need to go 33 miles, and get on 2 ferries, all before catching another ferry to Anacortes. The only issue is that the ferry from Sidney to Anacortes only runs once a day this time of year and it leaves at 12:05. I'll finally be heading back into the US which means I need to arrive about an hour early to go through customs. I mapped out the ferry schedule and basically I'd need to be on the road at 6am riding hard t...