It’s been in the news quite a bit about the missed sailings by Washington State Ferries. Understandable, being the largest ferry system in the US, they’re going to have the bulk of the publicity. However, this isn’t unique to WSF. The shortage of workers has caused canceled sailings in British Read more…
Hard to believe 2021 is half way done and dusted. While covid is still a huge concern, and as of this writing is on the rise again, the little bit of “normal” we’ve been able to reclaim has been a needed boost to the mental health of thousands. At WSF, Read more…
About “chickens coming home to roost.” Yeah, we’ve reached that point, as WSF is rightly pointing out. While transportation systems are very similar, boats are NOT buses, and our ferries spend nearly twenty four hours a day running, every day of every year, making multiple landings each day, an action Read more…
I wasn’t even a thought in 1962, but a lot of people were traveling to Washington State to take part in the World’s Fair in Seattle, with its “Century 21” theme. You can’t see it in this shot, but the Klickitat–as every vessel in the fleet did at that time–had Read more…
Short answer, I had to change providers for the website, which necessitated tearing the entire thing down and starting all over. And here we are. Everything but the B.C. Ferries pages are back up. Due to the sheer size and admitted limited interest in updating the B.C. ferry pages on Read more…