DOUBLE DECKER BUSSES

TRANSLINK has brought in new double decker busses to run on our highways between BRIDGEPORT STATION and the TSAWWASSEN FERRY TERMINAL and from NEWTON EXCHANGE in SURREY to BRIGHOUSE STATION in RICHMOND. they were brought in to service in late nov 2019 but in the first week of DEC 2019 i got to ride a double decker bus from NEWTON EXCHANGE to BRIGHOUSE STATION wich took over hour to get to. it was neet to go on a double decker bus going down the nordel hill and onto the ALEX FRASER BRIDGE and onto the highway 91 into RICHMOND  the bus was fraily crowed but you expect that since it was coming from surrey and contecting to the canada line in RICHMOND. then on DEC 14 2019 i rode onther double decker bus from BRIDGEPORT STATION to the TSAWWASSEN MILLS MALL wich only took half hour and it was interesting seening it go into the MASSEY TUNNEL wich was a bit scary but it was fun to see . i try to get one back but it was full so i got a bus at TSAWWASSEN MILLS and went to the tsawwassen ferry terminal and got one there leaving at 2.05pm that bus was not full at all since there was no ferry coming and it was great to see it go down the tsawwassen causeway and back into delta and onto the massey tunnel wich i find verry neet to see it from that end of the tunnel. the ride only took half hour to BRIDGEPORT STATION and was the last trip of the day for that bus the other double decker would do the run the rest of that day wich i saw on the web site TCOMM.BUSTRAINFERRY.COM and put in the bus number 19404 wich is the bus i was on from the TSAWWASSEN FERRY to BRIDGEPORT STATION . a transit driver told me there be more of these double decker busses on our roads in the lower mainland by JAN 2020 wich were built for our highways here in the lower mainland TRANSLINK ordered 32 of these busses and it going to be great travling on them here in the LOWER MAINLAND like they do in GREATER VICTORIA wich has them in there transit system wich i have been on them many times in the years going to VICTORIA

OAK BAY TO LANGFORD

on july 26 2019 i was in downtown VICTORIA and got a transit bus at the corner of DOUGLAS & JOHNSTON streets and got the bus no.2 to OAK BAY wich took only 10 min from downtown VICTORIA . when i got to OAK BAY i looked around the bay and the city of the name stake wich is a suberb of VICTORIA  and BEACH AVE in OAK BAY wich has great vieus of the bay . after that i walked around BEACH AVE i went up to OAK BAY AVE wich is the main street in the town were all stores are located . on OAK BAY AVE is were i got the no.2 bus back to DOWNTOWN VICTORIA and back to my hotel. then around 3.20pm i saw the no.50 bus at douglas and johnston streeet wich goes to LANGFORD and i got onto that and on my way to LANGFORD wich i got to see COLWOOD and VIEU ROYAL and the  BEAR MOUNTAIN.  i got off in LAGFORD out side the main part of town and saw the railway line that use to be the ESQUIMALT & NANAIMO RAILWAY that use run from VICTORIA TO COURTENAY wich was a passenger service wich was ended in 2011 but when i saw that railway line and a photo of the E&N passenger train on a railway box that was very historic to me.  then i saw the bus exchange and  were the no. 50 bus ends and the driver came out and says no.50 to DOWNTOWN so i got back on that bus and went back to DOWNTOWN VICTORIA . overal i was in LAGFORD for a very short time but overal i got to see one end of GREATER VICTORIA to the other wich is the WEST SHORE. for more info on transit serivce in GREATER VICTORIA go to BC TRANSIT.COM  and put in VICTORIA

SQUAMISH

on apil 20 2019 i went to SQUAMISH B.C. to see the railway museum wich is owned and operated by the WEST COAST RAILWAY ASSOCIATION wich i am member. i got to SQUAMISH on a new bus service that goes from YVR to WHISTLER wich is called YVRSKYLYNX. i got the bus in downtown vancouver  acroos the street from the BURRARD SKYTRAIN STATION i left there at 8.40am and arived in SQUAMISH at 9.45am. when i arived in SQUAMISH  i went to newport beach park at the south end of town to photograph the ship GROUSE ARROW. after that i walked back into town and got the transit bus to the railway museum wich only stoped 2 bloxs away from the museum that was great. i was in the muesum for over hour because they lot to see like the #2860 the ROYAL HUDSON and BC RAIL things like one of there CABOSSE and there BUD cars that use to run up and down there line from PRINCE GEORGE to NORTH VANCOUVER. after the railway museum i got the transit bus back to downtown SQUAMISH and got onther transit bus and went allover town wich was great i got to see most of squamish that way and and did not cost me much only $2 for that. when i got back in to downtown i just looked around the waterfront next to town and there was not much there so i had early meal and got the bus back to VANCOUVER at 5pm and arived back in DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER at 6pm overal it was great to go to SQUAMISH by bus you get to see HOWE SOUND all the way up and down wich was great for more info on YVRSKYLYNX go to there web site at yvrskylynx.com and info on the WEST COAST RAILWAY ASSOCIATION is at wcra.org

SEA PRINCE

THE SEA PRINCE was built in 1974 by MCDERMOTT SHIPYARD in MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA as the ROBIN VII  for the ROBIN INTERNATIONAL TOWING COMPANY of HARVEY LOUISIANA. in 1984 the ROBIN VII was acquired by CROWLEY MARINE SERVICES of SAN FRANCISCO CA and was renamed SEA PRINCE. when the tug was originally built she had a raised bow but when CROWLEY acquired her her bow was cut down. the SEA PRINCE is one of the third sea robin class tugs in the CROWLEY fleet. the SEA PRINCE is powered by two CATERPILLAR 3606-3 diesel engines for a rated 5.000 horsepower. her electrical service is provided by two detroit 6-71 generators. the SEA PRINCE gross tonnage is 198 and her net tonnage is 134. her port of regestry is SAN FRANCISCO CA