Wednesday, May 13, 2009
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No 37 San Francisco Cable Car
These contraptions have complete right of way in any traffic and frequently stop right in the middle of any intersection (where it's flat) to pick up or drop off passengers...
No 36 Alcatraz Clipper
Takes about 10-15 minutes from Pier 33. Carries about 300, seats about 100...
No 35 San Francisco Taxi
Just your typical garden variety...
No 34 Mariposa Grove Tram
Why they called this a tram I'll never know, it was just a truck and trailer fitted out with uncomfortable seats...
No 33 The GMC Yukon Denalli
This was the vehicle of our private tour guide, it was great to have such luxury for what turned out to be a 15 hour round trip...
No 32 Open Top Bus
Hop on Hop off bus, we used this form of transport once again to get a quick overview of all the sights in San Francisco...
No 31 BART train
Bay Area Rapid Transit, this 40 minute ride took us out to Millbrae to see cousin Shirley...
No 30 Limo to Westin St Francis Hotel
I love these rides, the seats are soooo... comfortable...
No 29 Catamaran
Our transport out to the Misty Fiords...
No 28 White Pass Railway
This journey was totally awesome, parts of which the snow was piled as high as the carriages...
No 27 "Deluxe Coach"
The brochure said "Deluxe Coach", it wouldn't start until the driver got underneath to fix it, the windscreen wipers packed it in while driving in snow and no-one at the back of the bus could hear what was said over the PA system...
No 26 Sonnys Bus
Transport to Mendenhall Glacier... Sonny was the bus driver, a First Nations native born and bred in Juneau. He was a breath of fresh air and quite a character...
No 25 The Zuiderdam
Holland America Line...
No 24 Float Plane
A 30 minute scenic flight around Victoria...
No 23 BC Ferry
Ferry transport from the mainland to Victoria on Vancouver Island...
No 22 Dog-Sled...
A great experience...5 dogs pulled us for around 30 minutes...
No 21 Adventure Vehicle...
This ride was a riot, 15 of us packed in like sardines over 4 wheel drive terrain..
No 20 The Transfer Bus...
This is the bus used for the overnight stay in Kamloops when travelling on the Rocky Mountaineer...
No 19 The Rocky Mountaineer...
Truly an amazing train journey...
No 18 Sulphur Mountain Gondola...
Seats 4...no more...!!
No 17 The "ROAM" bus in Banff...
The local "get around" vehicle...
No 16 Helicopter...
I got the front seat..!!
No 15 Columbia Ice Bus...
Top speed 18 kmh...!!!
No 14 Jasper Tramway Car...
I've been in a few of these over the years, but this one is the steepest ever...
No 13 The Tour Bus...
Why is there never enough leg room...?
No 12 The Glass Elevator...
This lift really messes with your equilibrium as it has an all glass frontage and just clings to the outer wall of the building...
No 11 The "Big Bus"
This is the "hop on Hop off" bus that we used to get around Vancouver as it stops at all the tourist destinations...
No 10 The Aquabus...
This little bathtub with an outboard motor and all-round shower curtain constituted our transport to Granville Island...
No 9 The Cable Car...
Close to 40 people were jam packed into each car...
No 8 The Sky Train...
No drivers, all electric - our transport to Surrey...
No 7 The Hotel Elevator...
The inside of the doors are solid brass, fully engraved from top to bottom...
No 6 The Limousine...
Vancouver Airport to Fairmont Hotel by Private Limo..!!
No 5 The Travelator..
"I'll be back...!!"
No 4 The Baggage Carousel..
If the bags wont come to us, why not go to the bags...??
No 3 The Sardine Can with Wings
The strength of the turbulence is directly proportionate to the temperature of your coffee...
No 2 The Moving Steps...
"A lot of people are afraid of heights. Not me, I'm afraid of widths."
No 1 The trusty old automobile..
Jero's mustang...taxi to the airport.
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