First trip shows Nanaimo-Vancouver service has potential
It’s my belief, privately held until now, that whiny online posts about travel woes are the most boring thing in the entire social media universe.What am I supposed to do with that information?So the new Hullo ferry’s abruptly postponed launch, its communication falldowns, the ignored emails, are my problem, not yours. Besides, the issues are common to the whole travel industry. It’s not news, it’s the norm.
It hit 40 knots in no time in a light chop and not a drink was spilled. It’s a few klicks faster than the Victoria Clipper to Seattle. One Island couple boarded with understandable grudges about being left in the dark on Monday, when they had to drive all the way to the terminal to find out the sailings had been cancelled. They were also curious, verging on skeptical, about how it will handle November to February waters, which aren’t nearly as perfect as Wednesday’s.
Ten years later, local investors gave it a try, but an engine failure turned into a financial disaster.
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