Seattle, San Juan Island, Vancouver or Victoria?
Jun 28th, 2009, 01:29 PM
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Seattle, San Juan Island, Vancouver or Victoria?
My brother and I wanted to take a small vacation out to pacific northwest. We are flying in/out of seattle. We wanted to check seattle out and also the san juan islands. We then wanted to either go to Victoria(and Vancouver Island) or go to Vancouver, BC. If you have to choose...which is better, Victoria or Vancouver??? Also we were trying to figure out the best way to travel b/w the locations and what order Sea - SJ - Van/Vic - Sea ....or.....Sea - Van/Vic- SJ - Sea?? We are getting in late on Friday night and leaving on the red-eye the following Thursday. Any advice is appreciated.
Jun 28th, 2009, 03:44 PM
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Well, I prefer Vancouver because I love the vibe of the city and especially the incredible restaurant/food scene, but Victoria is nice also...it really depends on what you're looking for.
A nice circle trip, if you decide on Victoria rather than Vancouver, is going from the San Juans to Victoria, then on to Port Angeles on the Olympic Peninsula and back to Seattle.
Otherwise, if you do decide to go to Vancouver, I'd try to structure your itinerary to cross into Canada rather than back to the US--the waits going into Canada are rarely as bad as those coming back over the border.
A nice circle trip, if you decide on Victoria rather than Vancouver, is going from the San Juans to Victoria, then on to Port Angeles on the Olympic Peninsula and back to Seattle.
Otherwise, if you do decide to go to Vancouver, I'd try to structure your itinerary to cross into Canada rather than back to the US--the waits going into Canada are rarely as bad as those coming back over the border.
Jul 5th, 2009, 09:31 AM
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NWWanderer,
Don't quite understand this comment..."if you do decide to go to Vancouver, I'd try to structure your itinerary to cross into Canada rather than back to the US--the waits going into Canada are rarely as bad as those coming back over the border.
Do you mean crossing by ferry? Obviously if you cross into Canada you have to cross back somehow to the US!
Don't quite understand this comment..."if you do decide to go to Vancouver, I'd try to structure your itinerary to cross into Canada rather than back to the US--the waits going into Canada are rarely as bad as those coming back over the border.
Do you mean crossing by ferry? Obviously if you cross into Canada you have to cross back somehow to the US!
Jul 5th, 2009, 10:29 AM
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What I was referring to is the wait to cross the border by car back into the US at the main (Peace Arch) crossing. The immigration/customs process is built into the ferry crossing.
So that's why I suggest doing the loop counter clockwise, so you're crossing by car into Vancouver, rather than vice versa.
So that's why I suggest doing the loop counter clockwise, so you're crossing by car into Vancouver, rather than vice versa.
