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Day 17 July 4, 2001 Victoria, B.C. to Port Angeles, WA Play Day
As the description above indicates we had very little to
do with our bikes today. We just hung around Victoria, absorbing
the cool northwestern summer. Some of us rented scooters and some
of us stayed afoot, but all of us avoided one another like a nail
in the road. It was a needed break from our constant society and
You'll notice that Joey has taken lessons and has mastered the art or open-mouth sleeping demonstrated by Dan on the Clipper, see Day 16. I should note here the change in our immediate schedule. We decided not to go up to Vancouver, but instead to make Victoria our turn around spot. Important time constraints prompted this decision and, since it does not affect our final mileage goal, we thought it wise to change as the need arose.
The ferry to Port Angeles was unpleasant indeed. A veritable
gale raced across the channel, stoking up five to ten foot swells
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all enjoyed the hours alone. But, by the time our ferry was to leave
for Port Angeles, we were all lonely and welcomed the sight of one
another, indicating that the separation was perhaps healthy. 
the
enormous ferry easily. The wind decked several passengers who dared
to venture out against it, injuring one of them slightly. It also
did wonders for our landlocked stomachs, as you might imagine, so
that our appetites upon arrival were not all that they could have
been. But we watched the fireworks as we rolled and pitched into
Port Angeles, satisfied to have been in Canada but glad to be back
home.
