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Advice on Vancouver
Hi all, the wife and I are going to spend a couple of weeks travelling
around Vancouver to Banff then Calgary by car and back by gold leaf Rail in early Sept. My question what are the roads going to be like at that time of the year, and what's the going price of gas these days in that area. Also A place in Vancouver to buy a throw away phone as ours from aussie wont work on your network and what would the average price for one be. Many Thanks Michael |
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September is one of the best times of year to travel in that area. It's not
too hot or cold. and in Vancouver, it's the month with the lowest amount of rain. Clint Free Spirit Gallery http://www.FreeSpiritGallery.ca Exquisite Inuit (Eskimo) & Native American Art "Boubaala" wrote in message ... Hi all, the wife and I are going to spend a couple of weeks travelling around Vancouver to Banff then Calgary by car and back by gold leaf Rail in early Sept. |
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September is one of the best times of year to travel in that area. It's not
too hot or cold. and in Vancouver, it's the month with the lowest amount of rain. Clint Free Spirit Gallery http://www.FreeSpiritGallery.ca Exquisite Inuit (Eskimo) & Native American Art "Boubaala" wrote in message ... Hi all, the wife and I are going to spend a couple of weeks travelling around Vancouver to Banff then Calgary by car and back by gold leaf Rail in early Sept. |
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"Boubaala" wrote in message ... Hi all, the wife and I are going to spend a couple of weeks travelling around Vancouver to Banff then Calgary by car and back by gold leaf Rail in early Sept. My question what are the roads going to be like at that time of the year, and what's the going price of gas these days in that area. Also A place in Vancouver to buy a throw away phone as ours from aussie wont work on your network and what would the average price for one be. Many Thanks Michael g'day mate Roads will be less crowded after Sept 6 when the kids go back to school. climater wise -- excellent. Gas pricing in Vancouver is like a toilet seat at a mixed picnic. Up and Down. Sometimes dropping 15 cents a liter in an afternoon only to be back up in the evening. The highest this summer was Canadian 99.9 cents/liter for just 2 days (only reason it stopped there was the space limits of gas station price signs). Lowest was in the mid 70's. Gas Pricing in the interior will depend on the phase of the third moon of Saturn. The Cell phone question: Rogers AT&T Wireless has the only game in town that is reasonably reasonable. It consists of: $150 refundable deposit $25 to install $25 for 2 weeks rental $10 for 30 minutes. 7% tax on the rental charge. Phone contact here is 604 662 3931 Give me shout if you need further info. Just a partial return for the hospitality we rec'd 'Down Under' last year. |
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"Boubaala" wrote in message ... Hi all, the wife and I are going to spend a couple of weeks travelling around Vancouver to Banff then Calgary by car and back by gold leaf Rail in early Sept. My question what are the roads going to be like at that time of the year, and what's the going price of gas these days in that area. Also A place in Vancouver to buy a throw away phone as ours from aussie wont work on your network and what would the average price for one be. Many Thanks Michael g'day mate Roads will be less crowded after Sept 6 when the kids go back to school. climater wise -- excellent. Gas pricing in Vancouver is like a toilet seat at a mixed picnic. Up and Down. Sometimes dropping 15 cents a liter in an afternoon only to be back up in the evening. The highest this summer was Canadian 99.9 cents/liter for just 2 days (only reason it stopped there was the space limits of gas station price signs). Lowest was in the mid 70's. Gas Pricing in the interior will depend on the phase of the third moon of Saturn. The Cell phone question: Rogers AT&T Wireless has the only game in town that is reasonably reasonable. It consists of: $150 refundable deposit $25 to install $25 for 2 weeks rental $10 for 30 minutes. 7% tax on the rental charge. Phone contact here is 604 662 3931 Give me shout if you need further info. Just a partial return for the hospitality we rec'd 'Down Under' last year. |
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"Boubaala" wrote in message ... Hi all, the wife and I are going to spend a couple of weeks travelling around Vancouver to Banff then Calgary by car and back by gold leaf Rail in early Sept. My question what are the roads going to be like at that time of the year, and what's the going price of gas these days in that area. Also A place in Vancouver to buy a throw away phone as ours from aussie wont work on your network and what would the average price for one be. Many Thanks Michael g'day mate Roads will be less crowded after Sept 6 when the kids go back to school. climater wise -- excellent. Gas pricing in Vancouver is like a toilet seat at a mixed picnic. Up and Down. Sometimes dropping 15 cents a liter in an afternoon only to be back up in the evening. The highest this summer was Canadian 99.9 cents/liter for just 2 days (only reason it stopped there was the space limits of gas station price signs). Lowest was in the mid 70's. Gas Pricing in the interior will depend on the phase of the third moon of Saturn. The Cell phone question: Rogers AT&T Wireless has the only game in town that is reasonably reasonable. It consists of: $150 refundable deposit $25 to install $25 for 2 weeks rental $10 for 30 minutes. 7% tax on the rental charge. Phone contact here is 604 662 3931 Give me shout if you need further info. Just a partial return for the hospitality we rec'd 'Down Under' last year. |
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Not quite true ... there is less rain in July and August
September is a medium amount of rain.. expect a fair number of days with clouds and some light "drizzle"... but not a lot of heavy rain. Vancouver, BC : Month Average Temp C Rain mm #Wet Days/month High Low May 18 8 71 12 Jun 21 11 64 11 Jul 23 12 31 8 Aug 23 12 43 7 Sep 18 9 90 9 Oct 14 7 147 16 Nov 9 4 211 19 Dec 6 2 224 22 Jan 5 0 218 20 etc... Ted Vancouver "Clint" wrote in message ... September is one of the best times of year to travel in that area. It's not too hot or cold. and in Vancouver, it's the month with the lowest amount of rain. Clint Free Spirit Gallery http://www.FreeSpiritGallery.ca Exquisite Inuit (Eskimo) & Native American Art "Boubaala" wrote in message ... Hi all, the wife and I are going to spend a couple of weeks travelling around Vancouver to Banff then Calgary by car and back by gold leaf Rail in early Sept. |
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Not quite true ... there is less rain in July and August
September is a medium amount of rain.. expect a fair number of days with clouds and some light "drizzle"... but not a lot of heavy rain. Vancouver, BC : Month Average Temp C Rain mm #Wet Days/month High Low May 18 8 71 12 Jun 21 11 64 11 Jul 23 12 31 8 Aug 23 12 43 7 Sep 18 9 90 9 Oct 14 7 147 16 Nov 9 4 211 19 Dec 6 2 224 22 Jan 5 0 218 20 etc... Ted Vancouver "Clint" wrote in message ... September is one of the best times of year to travel in that area. It's not too hot or cold. and in Vancouver, it's the month with the lowest amount of rain. Clint Free Spirit Gallery http://www.FreeSpiritGallery.ca Exquisite Inuit (Eskimo) & Native American Art "Boubaala" wrote in message ... Hi all, the wife and I are going to spend a couple of weeks travelling around Vancouver to Banff then Calgary by car and back by gold leaf Rail in early Sept. |
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The roads are going to be just fine...
Current gas prices can be found at: http://van.bc.gastips.com/region?id=eastside so at the time of posting it is 84.5 Canadian cents per litre Phones? I'm no expert but you could start he http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/cla...9&cat id=1108 Ted Vancouver "Boubaala" wrote in message ... Hi all, the wife and I are going to spend a couple of weeks travelling around Vancouver to Banff then Calgary by car and back by gold leaf Rail in early Sept. My question what are the roads going to be like at that time of the year, and what's the going price of gas these days in that area. Also A place in Vancouver to buy a throw away phone as ours from aussie wont work on your network and what would the average price for one be. Many Thanks Michael |
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The roads are going to be just fine...
Current gas prices can be found at: http://van.bc.gastips.com/region?id=eastside so at the time of posting it is 84.5 Canadian cents per litre Phones? I'm no expert but you could start he http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/cla...9&cat id=1108 Ted Vancouver "Boubaala" wrote in message ... Hi all, the wife and I are going to spend a couple of weeks travelling around Vancouver to Banff then Calgary by car and back by gold leaf Rail in early Sept. My question what are the roads going to be like at that time of the year, and what's the going price of gas these days in that area. Also A place in Vancouver to buy a throw away phone as ours from aussie wont work on your network and what would the average price for one be. Many Thanks Michael |
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