on sept 12 2021 i left my home in VANCOUVER and went on the transit bus to HORSESHOE BAY for the 11 am ferry to NANAIMO. i got to DEPARTURE BAY in NANAIMO around 12.45pm and headed for my hotel wich was the COAST BASTION HOTEL in DOWNTOWN NANAIMO when i got to the COAST BASTION HOTEL they told me my room wil not be ready until after 3pm so i went to the ferry terminal for the GABRIOLA ISLAND FERRY wile i was waiting for the ferry for 2.25pm i walk around the waterfront wich i knew very well from when the CPR FERRIES use to dock next door and the railway yard is near by wich is a very historic part of NANAIMO HISTORY. after that i got onto the ferry for GABRIOLA ISLAND wich is the QUINSAM and wil be replaced by two new ferries been built in ROMANIA on this route in early 2022 that why i came to NANAIMO to ride the QUINSAM before she replaced next year. on our way to GABRIOLA ISLAND the ferry COASTAL INSPIRATION was coming into DUKE POINT and i can see her passing MALASPINA POINT on GABRIOLA ISLAND wich she was coming from TSAWWASSEN wich takes two hours to get to DUKE POINT so this was great to see onther BC FERRY passing us on our way to GABRIOLA ISLAND wich i have never seen before . so when i got GABRIOLA ISLAND i stay onboard and went back to NANAIMO and when i arived back in NANAIMO went to my hotel to see if my room was ready . when i got there i check in but it was not ready yet so i had to wait after 10 min or so it was ready so i went to my room wich was on the 14 floor of the COAST BASTION HOTEL and when i got to my room it had a jetted tub and a great view of NANAIMO wich was great to see wich i was here for one night . the next morning after i check out of the hotel i walked around town first headed for the train station wich had fire serveral years ago but now it been rebuilt but used as a bar now and other use of it too . from there i went onto the waterfront and see whats around . then i called a taxi and went to the DUKE POINT FERRY TERMINAL wich is about a 15 min drive from DOWNTOWN NANAIMO and got onto the 10.15am ferry for TSAWWASSEN . wile on the two hour voyage i got see ENTRANCE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE .when we got close to ROBERTS BANK the bulker SEA FALCON passed us on her way to VANCOUVER. I got to TSAWWASSEN at 12.25pm and got on to the transit bus for home wich only took me hour incuding going on to the canada line and the bus back to home from TSAWWASSEN wich i find it a faster way home coming from NANAIMO or other parts of VANCOUVER ISLAND . so it was great to see NANAIMO and the waterfront wich is going through major changes wich the CITY OF NANAIMO is planing for
