Days Inn - Victoria On The Harbour

... at Big Bad John’s, look out for me if your ever passing through! The other noticeable thing about this bar is the crunching sound as everyone moves about, this is caused by the peanut shells that are littered about the floor. The bar offers endless supplies of these nuts to each table, and it seems that the floor is only swept on a weekly basis!

We were thrilled when we took a stroll along the harbour side and came across a family of seals ...

... Country in between Vernon and Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley. It was a perfect road trip - music from my Zune loud and clear, dry, uncrowded roads, supreme, constantly changing scenery.
I love BC! Every time I drive through it I'm reminded that it's the most beautiful place in the world.

... Point No Point, which was home to a wonderful restaurant. We watched bald eagles soaring, and saw gulls try to mob them away. Through the binoculars on the table, we could watch the ships on the Juan de Fuca straight, and see the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State. And the next morning we lingered in our little spot in paradise, before the ferry to Vancouver called, along with the plane that would take me home.

Victoria, im südosten auf vancouver island, wirkt auf den ersten blick wie eine grosstadt, ist aber keine. so konnte ich mein laufpensum etwas drosseln und stattdessen meine aufenthaltszeit in den bars etwas erhöhen. wollte eigentlich nur 3 tage bleiben, daraus wurden schlussendlich 6.

im ocean island backpacker gibt's 'ne supercoole bar, die auch sehr günstig thai curry serviert. dieses hatte ich schnell mal zu meinem gesunden und erschwinglichen standard-menu erkoren ...

... a chance to ask them. The trip to my brothers house was uneventful. From his front door you can see patches of the ocean, he has a wondeful house and location. It was great seeing him and his wife and one of my nephews. Taking his dogs out for a walk that evening we saw a deer caually trolling the fron yards for flowers to eat. Tomorrow we are going to explore Victoria.

... Hotel - an impressive old building covered in ivy that looked gorgeous with the autumn colours. You can even have high tea here - we didn't but did buy some tea to try back at home. We then headed to The Original Christmas Village shop - "The world's fullest Christmas store" - and it was, four little adjoining shopings full of Christmas decorations and items galore. We really didn't have enough time to look ...

It was a beautiful day here on Llandaff. Sunny and warm. Got out on the bike today for a short ride but spent most of the day working out of my home office. Had a nice steak dinner put on by Mike & Rachel. Almost time to go for a short walk. Speaking of walks. Hiked to the top of little Mt. Doug yesterday aft. Enjoyed the view. Bye for now.

9th May to 11th May 2008 Seattle to Victoria. We were up at the crack of dawn to get to wharf where we caught the "Victoria Clipper" ferry to Victoria. It was actually quite a nice trip, very comfortable and not too bumpy. The weather was pretty good also. We were amazed when we arrived into the harbour. Victoria is such a nice looking city. Very English colonial style of buildings. We like it. Through customs yet again ...

... The feel safer and worry less. Canada would probably be a nicer place to live. Holy cow, I opine a lot! I snapped back from that long flashback - in list form - to my hitchhiking position along an urban highway on Vancouver Island. My ankle still hurt a lot from when I'd rolled it the other day in Tofino. While Adam and Johnny had split up and hiked on in search of rides, I stayed behind, thumb extended. A stopped mini-van called me over. A smiling ...