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Vancouver Island
... but it was awesome.
Then next day we left for Victoria, which is the capital of British Columbia. It was founded by James Douglas because he found gold in the area and it became a centre of trade. Since it’s still the capital of the state, it’s also at the heart of the state’s politics.
On our way to Victoria we first were dropped off at another rain forest and walked along Long Beach (accompanied by two local young dogs the entire way), later ...
Gorgeous Gardens
Another Landsea Tours & Adventures trip today, this time to Vancouver Island. The van picked us up at our hotel at 8:15, then we drove south about a half hour to catch the ferry to the island. We had a 10AM reservation, and shortly before then, the van pulled onto the ferry and we all got out and walked around the boat. It was a little chilly when we were on the outside deck, but the sun was shining and the sky was a deep blue, so it was a ...
Walking Between Worlds
... power source meant the boats had strange systems on board. Like Jules Verne's submarine in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, an American nuclear powered submarine had systems to separate salt from sea water leaving plentiful fresh water onboard and unlimited hot showers.
This luxury was something his sub did not have. Daily life onboard consisted of two decks, generally 59 people, 3 toilets, 2 diesel generators, sleeping in a ...
Last days of Victoria
An unexpected couchsurfing adventure
Karen and I were just hanging around waiting for when this local party was going to start when we got some unfortunate news... the party had been cancelled! So, I jumped onto couchsurfing and looked for what was happening in Victoria and sure enough there was a coffee, then beer social gathering planned. It was starting in about 10 minutes so I joined the event and then figured out how to get there and we were off. ...
Home for a Rest
... wouldn't have done much good anyways, and I quickly reached the point where it was actually impossible to get any wetter.
My clothes were still soaked the next day as I boarded my flight to Frankfurt. I hurried towards the tram stop some four blocks away when all of a sudden, the sky (and everything) was illuminated. I felt the charge of electricity and something on the building next to me sparked and went "zzzzt!" Suffice to say, I ran like hell, imagining the ...
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