This column is for single
travellers. If you catch your
wife/husband reading it,
better withdraw all the
money from your joint bank
account ina hurry!

Travelling alone can be
geval tun. Sure, you'll have
imes when you'd love to

share sunset over the Niger
with other than a tiger or
have someone to help you
carry that set of dishes you
just “had to buy”. And, hotel
rooms can be lonely.
especially if you're im a city
where you don't feel safe
alone on the streets after
dark.

But, the ideal travel
companion doesn't always
exist. Familianty can breed
contempt - just ask anyone
who has shared a_ ship's
cabin. Little habits that you

Taking

By TERRY LAVENDER

ONE OF THE best travel
bargains in Bntish Colum-
bia isn't available during
the tourist season.

B.C. Fernes’ Tsawassen-
Ponce Rupert run only
operates during the winter
months, which is indeed a pi-
ty, for not only ts it relatively
inexpensive, but it has to be
one of the most beaunful
boat trips around.

We took the ferry because
it was the most convenient
way of moving up to Prince
Rupert, but discovered the
tnip was well worth it in its
own mght.

The ferry. either the
Queen of the North or the
Queen of Prince Rupert,
took 36 hours, leaving
Tsawwassen at 8 p.m.
Thursday, and arnving in
Ponce Rupert at & am
Saturday Cost was $45 per

person, $22 a mght for a
double stateroom and $85
for the car — something that

can be dispensed with unless
you are moving up there

There's no guarantee
these prices will still be in ef
fect when the run starts up
again in September

Bushnell

trayel-
wise

by Barbara
McCreadie

a slow

But compared to what
you'd pay for a cruise ship,
the ferry tmp is a bargain.
There may not be a swimm-
ing pool on board, and the
staterooms might be a httle
spartan, but the voyage itself
is the thing, and the scenery
can't be beaten.

On the Queen of the North
there was a licensed lounge,
and the cafetena had tables
with tableciothes and a
limited wine list. The food
was generally quite good.

The nice thing about boat
trips is that they force you to
be idle, they compel you to
relax. We spent most of our
time on Friday sitting out on
deck in the sun, drowsing in
a sheltered spot.

A perfect way to make a
difficult move to Pmnnce
Rupert.

But if you want to go in the
summer, youll have to find
your own way to Kelsey Bay
on Vancouver Island. from
where the Prince Rupert
boat leaves beginning
April

A word of warning [f you
do take the Prince Rupert
winter run, call at least a
week in advance if vou want
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Tight aggravating in close
quarters. Brian comes close
to homicide when I pile my
laundry on his berth, string
my stockings over the
shower curtain or take the
last towel to the swimming
pool.

I thought he was used to
my habit of singing to myself
as I pack. He didn’t need to
scream, “WILL YOU SHUT
UP?” loud enough for
everyone on board the ship
to hear.

Sull, I love to travel with
my family. But, if they aren't
available, there's nothing
like going alone. Benefits?

It's cheaper (except for
those damn “single sup
plements people are forced
to pay in hotels, on tours or

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were placed 12th on the
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number of cancellations,

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1 guess I qualify as an
expert in getting around on
my own. Here are some of
my crutches.

Make sure you have
plenty of reading matenal.
English books can cost a
fortune abroad.

You can see the things
YOU want to see, without
boring your companion.

Mealtimes are at your
convenience. Don’t feel like
eating? No-one is going to
force you.

Feel lazy? You don't have
to feel guilty about spending
the day in bed with a good
book.

Sick? No dragging yourself

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Feeling bored? - book a tour

up the Leaning Tower to

please your companion.

Hate the place? Get out
without offending
but the management.

anyone

Plan your days. Are you
bored? Book a tour for
tomorrow. Ask the
Management of your hotel
for suggestons. Write a
letter. Do your washing. Do
anything but feel sorry for
yourself.

Take advantage of some
of the local entertainment.
Go to church. Find the local
bridge club. If you have a

hobby, check with the
newspaper, the shops, the
hotel. Is there a_ local

missionary society or stamp
club? Phone them. I hurry
over to the local visitor’s

rince Rupert

able to get a stateroom the
first night. Others weren't so
lucky and had to bed down
wherever they could.

Call B.C. Ferries at 669-
1211 for more information.

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