By the way, the island of Victoria is separated from the mainland. You need to cross the sea to get there.
After his thorough research, the husband has decided to get a package from BC Ferries that included a ferry ride (for the three of us and our vehicle) and one night hotel accommodation. He paid $395 for it. However, after printing the online voucher, he noticed from the fine prints that the hotel where were booked doesn't have air conditioner. Ceiling fan lang daw. What?!?! Meron bang hotel na walang aircon??? Kaloka! He called the customer service to change the hotel and had to pay an additional $24.50 for change booking. Nawala ang pagka-Ilokano niya (read: kuripot). Hindi kasi kami talaga makakatulog kapag walang aircon eh.
August 26, 2017 (Saturday). Anyway, we left our apartment's parking lot at exactly 6:15am. Medyo tinanghali kami, our original plan was to leave by 5:45am talaga. Kaso ang hirap gisingin ni Nathan, naawa talaga kami. Napuyat pa siya the night before so he only had around 5 hours of sleep.
We were so nervous that we won't make it to the 7am ferry trip. Ang saklap pag nalast-two minute kami. The next trip would be at 8am so ang tagal din naming maga-antay. Sayang ang oras.
Nakahinga kami nang marating namin ang terminal at makapasok kami sa parang toll booth. We showed our printed online voucher tapos go na.
Dire-direcho na pala sa ferry yung lane na pinapuntahan samin.
The ferry was already almost full of vehicles. Halos panghuli na kami. First time kong maexperience na magsakay ng kotse sa ferry, ganun pala yun.
I wondered tuloy kung hindi ba magkakarambola ang mga kotse pag nagkataon? What if may hindi nakapag-hand brake?
I also noticed that they don't have any security check for the passengers and the vehicles. Pwedeng-pwedeng magdala ng bomba kung sakali.
We went up na to the passenger deck after. If you don't feel like leaving your car, you may stay. Hindi naman pala bawal.
The ferrry was huge. I wonder kung ilan ang capacity.
Since it was a morning trip, you have the option to dine in. At first my hubby was tempted to avail of the breakfast buffet. I declined kasi nga I am diabetic na, I need to watch my diet. Tinatamad naman siyang kumain magkain syempre. Then he later realized na mahal pala ang $19 na buffet lol.
Ford was so excited to explore the ferry. Ganun naman yun, gustong makita ang lahat ng parte mapa-eroplano, barko, train, o bus.
I grabbed one of these maps, very useful. Dati whenever I travel, I would get as much maps as I can. Hoarder nga kasi. Pero kalat lang pala, kaya nagbago na ako haha.
We had the perfect timing. Umandar na agad ang ferry pagkasakay namin.
The passengers are free to roam around. Syempre peechur peechur. Nakakagaan din talagang makakita ng dagat.
Ang dami-daming turista pero parang wala kaming makitang Pinoy na pwedeng mapakiusapang kumuha ng group picture namin. Kaya puro groufie lang kami.
Nang masatisfy na ang curiosity ng asawa ko, we went na inside. There's a small play area pala kaya tuwang-tuwa ang junakis ko. He played for a while pero nung marami nang batang dumating, umalis na rin kami.
We found some comfortable seats near the window. I wanted to get some sleep but I couldn't. Ewan ko ba, hirap na hirap akong kumuha ng tulog. Naiinggit ako sa asawa ko kasi ambilis niya makatulog.
Travel time to Victoria is around 1 1/2 hours.
Fifteen minutes before we dock, there was an announcement na that those with vehicles need go na to their respective cars.
Nang nakadaong na ang ferry, ayun go na. We were again so lucky because we were at the middle lane, parang nauna kaming pinaabante.
The ferry ride was so easy and convenient. Walang hassle. Kung sa Pinas ito, katakot-takot na hassle siguro. Sakay, baba, security check, etc.
This was the receipt pala that was given to us at the booth. Mas mura nga yung package na nakuha namin kasi $73.95 lang pala ang amount na binayaran namin sa ferry. Ang normal fee would be $91.90 ($57.50 for the vehicle + 34.40 for two adults). Children under 5 years old can ride for free.
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