Is it Thursday, May 11 that the boat leaves by 4:30? And returning on Sunday the 14th?? Thanks! Andrea At 06:47 PM 3/12/00 -0800, you wrote: >Hi, > > You are all being very calmly patient. Thank you for your kind > indulgence. > > The party boat will leave Granville Island for Bowen Island at > 4:30 p.m. >If you book a flight scheduled to arrive in Vancouver airport by 2 p.m., >you should be able to arrive at the dock relaxed and unworried. > > SFU Conference Services has found several moderately priced > hotels for >those of you who want to arrive a day or more early (or leave a day or more >late). Granville Island Hotel is quoting is $120 a night. In the downtown >core the Barclay on Robson quoting $75/night. And, of course, there is >always the Sylvia (on English Bay near Stanley Park), the Coast Plaza (also >in the West End), and the YWCA (downtown). > > On the way back, we are leaning toward a relaxed schedule that would >include lunch at Bowen Island and get you back to downtown Vancouver (where >you can get a shuttle to the airport) also by 4:30 p.m. Which means your >flight should depart at or after 6:30 p.m. Option B, which we will check >out if there is a groundswell, would end the conference with an 11 a.m. >brunch and get you to downtown Vancouver by 1:30 p.m. Groundswellers, if >you're out there, please speak up now. > >Rick >(for the organizing committee) > >(Prof.) Richard M. Coe >English Department >Simon Fraser University >Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6 >CANADA >(604) 291-4316 >(FAX: 291-5737 > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > To leave the list, send a SIGNOFF CASLL command to > [log in to unmask] or, if you experience difficulties, > write to Russ Hunt at [log in to unmask] > > For the list archives and information about the organization, >the annual conference, and publications, go to the Inkshed Web site at > http://www.StThomasU.ca/inkshed/ > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- To leave the list, send a SIGNOFF CASLL command to [log in to unmask] or, if you experience difficulties, write to Russ Hunt at [log in to unmask] For the list archives and information about the organization, the annual conference, and publications, go to the Inkshed Web site at http://www.StThomasU.ca/inkshed/ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-