If you are allowing yourself a treat, by including the Sunshine Coast into your itinerary, one may take two ferries, first from Horseshoe Bay to Langdale, then a second, from Earls cove to Saltery Bay and drive to Powell River. Use the Experience Card to pay, once for the two ferries. These areas have been called the Sunshine Coast because the mountains of Vancouver Island block or divert some of the rain-bearing cloud away. But Once in Powell River you can again use the Experience card to gain access to Vancouver Island at a discounted rate. Returning on another route on a BCFS ferry, you will pay the regular rate. Or if going to Washington state directly, from the Victoria area you may find a more reasonable cost to get to the mainland, or maybe shorten your travel miles.