Contestants in BBC’s Race Across the World tasked with travelling to Haida Gwaii without flying or renting a vehicle hit a wall
In Campbell River — described by the narrator as “the last major outpost of civilization on the journey north” — a father-daughter team hears that they missed a bus to Port Hardy by 45 minutes and the next one is days away.“There’s no bus connections,” the bus station employee tells the exasperated pair.Previous seasons of Race Across the World had contestants racing between continents, from London to Singapore and from Mexico City to the southern tip of Argentina.
Corbett-Labatt said while it is possible to reach Port Hardy by bus, it’s difficult to piece a trip together from tip to tip on the Island, and would take multiple days, because it involves different companies and schedules that don’t line up well.And it’s not cheap. A seat in a Waivin Flags Taxi shuttle between Campbell River and Port Hardy costs $100 for a roughly three-hour ride.Article content
Brian Grover, author of B.C. Car Free: Exploring Southwestern B.C. Without a Car, said transportation options have evaporated in the two decades since he wrote his guide. Grover relies on hitchhiking, rides from neighbours and ride-sharing websites that help connect drivers with people looking for a lift.
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