For the second consecutive year, Marlene Drucker and her friend Nick bicycled home to Gig Harbor, Wash., after participating in RSVP, the Ride from Seattle to Vancouver and Party . It was a multi-modal adventure that included ferries, buses, water taxis–and some amazing long-distance bike trails. Google Map of Marlene’s RSVP Return trip “If you’ve got a few extra days, biking home from Vancouver is a great way to explore British Columbia and add some adventure to your trip home,” says Marlene, a member of the Cascade Board of Directors and a longtime Outrider and Ride Leader.
Read Marlene’s trip report below to get inspiration for your own multi-modal bikepacking adventure.
Image Nick and Marlene Marlene’s RSVP+ Ride
“We stayed in Vancouver overnight after RSVP and headed to Victoria, B.C., on Monday. We took four extra days to get home, including one rest day in Victoria to do laundry, sightsee, and hang out with friends.
Last year we rode to the ferry at Tsawwassen via Annacis Island ( click here for the bike route to Tsawwassen , but the bridge crossings were stressful and I was looking for an alternative this year. One possibility was to ride to the George Massey Tunnel and take the bike shuttle across the Fraser River and ride from there. Another was to ride to the Bridgeport Skylink Station in Richmond and take the 620 bus to the ferry . Vancouver to the Tsawwassen Ferry Because it was raining Monday morning in Vancouver, we decided to take […]
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