32 - Sunday, March 18, 1990 - North Shore News
ooo NANAIMO:
“SEA-LION
“Bastion City
Cruise”’

*19%

Children.
1 Sr. Discount

1:30 p.m. er
Wed., Thru Sun.
Reservations

THIS MONTH and next you can
get a close-up look at the hundceds
of sea tions that have been annoy-
ing the puip mill workers at Har-
mac. The 66-ft. vessel Bastion Ci-
ty, docked next to the B.C. Ferry
terminal in Nanaimo, takes pas-
sengers on three-hour cruises that
show off not only these infamous
creatures, but the history, geogra-
phy and marine life of the whole
area.

Discover

SEA LIONS. Are they the
pesky, foul-smelling
creatures pulp mill workers
have made them out to be in
recent weeks? Or are they
mysterious marine monsters,
beautiful in their ugliness?
Are they playful, menacing,
or a combination thereof?
This month and next, you
have the chance to find out.

The Littlejohn family of Van-
couver Island offers a popular Sea
Lion Cruise on their 66-ft. boat,
the Bastion City, and as it is
moored just near the B.C. Ferry
dock in Departure Bay, it’s very
convenient for a pleasant day’s
outing from the North Shore.

The three-hour cruises run
Wednesday through Sunday at
1:30 p.m. Walk on the 11] a.m.
Nanaimo ferry from Horseshoe
Bay (try to get dropped off by a
friend to avoid parking hassles and
costs) and you'll arrive at Depar-
_ ture Bay just after 12:30. The Bas-

tion City is moored just behind the
defunct Nanaimo Public Market,

Cruise N

Photo submitied

sea lions’ world

great
escapes

Peggy Trendell-Whittaker

which is to your left and on the
other side of the parking lot as you
leave the ferry terminal.

It was raining as I climbed
aboard the Bastion City last week,
so the hot, complimentary coffee

Jeaturing

and blankets were very welcome. It
doesn’t take long to get comforta-
ble on board, even in the worst
weather; you can go below deck to
view the proceedings or stay on the
covered upper deck, which has
clear side panels that are raised in
inclement weather.

We even experienced a bout of
hail, but after being under way for
only a matter of minutes the
clouds cleared and the sun came
out.

The first leg of the trip took us
through Newcastle Island Passage,
and what you don’t know about
the area you’re sure to find out
from your narrator, Bob Little-
john.

Your trip is sprinkled with tid-
bits of local history, geography,
demographics, economics and
culture with hardly a pause for the
three hours you’re on board. Bob
is an interesting, colorful speaker,
and you won't tire of listening to
him — although your attention is
sure to be diverted every so often
by the natural wonders you'll en-

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