Ferries in high gear for Memorial Day weekend

Published 4:06 am Friday, May 23, 2008

Memorial Day weekend raises the ferry riding season for destinations branching off the North Olympic Peninsula.

One of the primary destinations is Victoria.

Victoria Express will start its spring-summer passenger service to and from the British Columbia capital on Saturday.

The passenger service offers two round-trip sailings daily through July, then will add two additional round trips.

Meanwhile, the MV Coho car-passenger ferry adds an extra round trip each day this weekend.

The Coho has three round-trip sailings through June 19, then adds a fourth daily round trip.