B. C Ferries. introduced a new summer route:

this year between Port Hardy and Bella Cooia.-.
The May through: September Discovery Coase:

Passage Schedule ‘offered passengers the chance
to explore remote coastal communities.
Renovations to the Norwegian-built Queen
of Chilliwack ‘added ‘showers, licensed lounge
“and. a: larger. cafeteria to accommodate’ leisure
travellers on what had previously been solely a
. commercial marine supply line.»

: The northbound trip. from Port ‘Hardy 10”

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at 7, 500 treeless feet (2,286
m} the highest in the Alps,
until we finally made it to a
road where a hotel van was

_ Waiting. Michel had orga-
‘nized tt, of course.

Soon we were at yet
another little Alpine restau-
rant with a sun-drenched ter-
race, It may not come asa
surprise when Tsay we never
‘made it to the pub, but the
‘routine here is to ski back to
“Meribel, take a nap, and get
up at about 8 p.m. for din-

_ Mer. ‘| INCLUDES:

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And pourquoi pas? There’s
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Getting there: Lufthansa
non-stop to Frankfurt, then a
short flight to Geneva. From
there to Meribel it is a drive
of about two hours. For
information contact the
French Government Tourist
Office, 30 St Patrick Street,
Toronto, Ont., MST 3A3.
416- 593: 6427.

“Bella Coola takes 24 hours with stops at Finn

, Bay, Namu (the 10,000 year-old-village is the
‘oldest archaclogical site in B.C.), Shearwater
‘fisting. resort and Ocean Falls, a former mill

town. Separate sailings also go further north to
the hist: de cal native village of Klemtu.

_ Each of the mid-coast destinations includes
stopover packagr:- allowing travellers to get off
the ship and rejoin ita the next sailing.

For Discovery Coast Pesage rates telephone

B.C. Ferries: at 669-1211.°. 5+ folm Goodman

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