Salt Spring Photographer John Cameron
6:55 am on the ‘Pyjama Boat’
Mayne Island Terminal in the distance as we head toward Active Pass and Tswwassen on the mainland, aboard the Queen of Nanaimo. The is the Saturday ‘early boat’ AKA the ‘Pyjama Boat’. Salt Springers take this sailing as it makes no stops on it’s way to the Vancouver area; sometimes saves a couple of hours.
There’s the Queen (of Nanaimo) at Long Harbour on Salt Spring Island.
She’s ready to ferry another load to the other southern Gulf Islands and to Tsawwassen on the BC mainland on ‘Route 9’.
And I believe she’s due to be replaced by two new ‘Intermediate Class’ vessels in October 2016, and in April 2017.