Day 50, 10:11 a.m.,Thursday, Oct. 3, Victoria, 10,035 miles

5:00 Reveille. still dark out as usable daylight doesn't appear till after 7:00. First time i ever had to pack up and leave in the dark. it really wasn't that bad at all.

6:40 on the road to 8:20 ferry in Victoria ti Port Angeles

7:29 Arrived ferry terminal. web site was wrong. ferry leaves at 10:30 , not 8:20. but it is good i got here early as i am on standby and may not get on. if i had known the ferry left at 10:30 I would have bought a ticket and would not be on standby.

the ferry will take us to Port Angeles on the Olympic Peninsula. earlier, my plans were to tour the peninsula as we did in 2001, and then head home stopping at some parks along the way. however, since i spent almost two weeks on Vancouver Island when i planned to spend two days, i think it's time to bring this trip to an end. i have no idea where we will spend the night. i will set my goal for today when i get to the other side, my guess us that to save for driving, we will camp out in those cozy little KOA cabins that are so close to the interstates we will be taking home, 3000 miles away. i miss my tent already, rain, wind, or cold or no rain, wind, or cold.

photo
- leben and Erde in front of the famous bust of the respectable Juan Quadra in downtown
Vancouver.
- an unbelievable photo of Leben and Erde at play taken by Nicholas Soluhub.