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Washington State Ferries: BC Ferries should take a lesson(s) from its WA counterpart. During an August road trip, my wife and I were startled by the pleasant service and


low pricing off ered by this division of WA DOT. We, too, encountered smiling, helpful personnel. We could hardly believe the $15 fares


we paid for ourselves and our pick-up to travel fi rst from Coupeville to Port Townsend and later from Bremerton to Seattle. (We understand there is no charge for reservations, rather, a refundable deposit is


collected in advance and later applied to the fare.) On our June trip from Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay and subsequently from Comox to


Powell River and down the Sunshine Coast, we twice paid more than four times that amount. Sure, the Washington State ferries are 60 years old, don’t enjoy big terminals or have


video game lounges, fancy carpets or dining rooms but is all that really required? Aren’t we, both residents and tourists, just trying to get from point A to B? Wouldn’t it be wise to trim the extras in order to avoid further fare escalations? We believe the BC Government should give serious consideration to re-gaining control


of BC Ferries to eliminate highly paid executives who can’t seem to control pricing, or consistently deliver friendly, eff ective service either. Perhaps the smiles of customers happy with a “new” basic reasonably priced service will rub off on them and everyone will be happier?


John Parrot jsparrott@shaw.ca


Pacifi c Marine Route, Vancouver Island: We had a wonderful RV vacation on Vancouver Island. Our focus was the Pacifi c


Marine Route. T anks to Derrick, Lee, Shirley and Rosie who responded to my request for information in T e RV Times. In reality the drive can be done in one day. We did it in three days - stopping at all view


sites and camping spots. T is allowed us to get a good feel for the vast forest and this beautiful part of Vancouver Island. We found the BC Parks signage very poor. T is led us to many interesting adventures,


rough road drives, and through parks looking for the camping sites. We ended up dry camping at two BC Parks sites - Stoltz and Mystery China camps. Both sites were well taken care of with “out-houses” and drinking water by tap or pump. We stayed three nights at Sooke River Campground, a private site with new


management. We recommend this campground. T e location worked well for us to poke around Sooke, loving the “boardwalk” and “Whiffi n Spit”. T e next day we had a lovely day meeting up with family in Victoria, which was just a short drive from Sooke. I was very impressed with how much help RV Times readers were in responding to my letter in T e RV Times. (RVT 155 page 10.)


Sue Tucker sue@tuckermedia.com


Shaw Direct Satellite Dish: I just wanted to let everyone know I am


very disappointed with Shaw Direct also. Last year I did not go south for the


winter but I purchased a new Shaw dish and receiver to take with me this winter and I now fi nd out it will not work down in Arizona ! I have also phoned Shaw about this with


the same results as other people. I would just like to thank Dan Wiens


from Digital Electrical Systems for his letter on page 12 in the last edition. When I fi nish this letter I will be writing Shaw one also, but not as pleasent. T anks again Sheila and keep up the the


good work.


Gary Sargeant gsarg@telus.net


Help Needed: I am looking for assistance in selecting a


vehicle to be towed behind my motorhome. Can anyone help me out here?


Don Fish fi shdbill@gmail.com


Don, If you go to the dinghy towing guide at


www.motorhome.com you will fi nd the an- swers you need as it has tow guide archives, in case you don’t want a new vehicle. Marcel Desjardins, Sales Manager O’Connor RV Chilliwack 1-877-912-3909


Dually Valve Kits: I was reading the letter of Mr. Greig


Tyrell in the May/June issue, regarding dually valve extender problems. (Tire Warning, RVT 153 page 10.) I too had problems with leaking screw-


on valve extensions on my Class C rear duallys. Aſt er doing some research I found a


place in California selling what is called Dually Valve kits. T ese are installed by tire dealers to replace the existing valve stems, which are hard to reach to check tire pressures. I’ve had them on now for four years


with no problems. I had a local tire dealer in Newton Surrey install them and they had no problems. T ere are detailed instructions in the kit. I also have the Hawkshead tire pressure


monitoring system on just my rear duallys, because if


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