Embassy Inn Victoria

After a couple of cups of BLACK coffee, Kathy sent me off with some sandwiches and fruit for my drive to Kelowna via the ferry from Tsawassen to the mainland. After the hour and a half ferry ride, I set out on the 5 hour drive through the Fraser Delta, the Cascade Mountains and then on to the ...

... poor Provence and many of the folks there seem to have lost the spirit to paint their houses and mow the lawns, true it didnt help that the weather was depressing, but it certainly is a sharp contrast to New England.We loved PEI and Nova Scotia, and felt we could have stayed longer, had we not been in a hurry to get to Ottawa for Jo's high school reunion.<br> Quebec was pleasant but it was frustrating not been able ...

With reluctance we tore ourselves away from Tofino and the beautiful house with its forest and hot tub. We drove south, then east, back across the island. The day was very different to our outward journey. A burning sun created a world of intense blues and greens, and whites so bright that they hurt. Not a breath of wind disturbed the surface of Sproat Lake, where we stopped to stretch our legs. The mirror of the ...

... musste, dass man keine back injuries hat. ;-)<br><br>Nachdem wir ca. 10min rausgefahren sind, wurden wir mit dem Jackpot belohnt! Wir fanden uns inmitten dreier Gruppen von Orcafamilien und konnten an die 20, 30 Tiere beobachten, manche naeher, manche weiter entfernt. Als dann eine Gruppe an uns vorbeigezogen ist, hat man schoen bei jedem Auftauchen das Zischen vom Ausatmen hoeren koennen und konnte die "Fontaene" sehen und auch die schwarz/weiss ...

... ab von nordamerikanischem fastfood und welches ich bestimmt jeden zweiten tag bestellte. hab in dieser bar viele reisende und auch nicht-reisende kennengelernt und deshalb kamen in mir ein erstes mal abschiedsgefühle auf, als ich mich mit sack und pack richtung fähre nach seattle aufmachte. <br><br>ah ja, das kanadische gesundheitsministerium hat mir einen meiner tagesausflüge so ziemlich vermiest... da machte ich mir die mühe eine buslinie zu den butchart gardens zu finden ...

Wave goodbye to the States.... and say hello to Canada. It's the largest unprotected border in the whole world, and we chose to enter at the furthest possible western point. The Canadian border guards, as you might imagine, were pretty relaxed at the sight of us in our camper van. Our port of entry was Victoria, an attractive city on the southern point of Vancouver Island. We checked into an RV park across the bay from ...

... we can. As new entries are made everyone on our invitation list should get an update notice. Otherwise feel free to check in on the blog anytime....comments are welcome too. Sunday will see us leave via British Airways from Vancouver, through London Heathrow and on to Tel Aviv, arriving at 5:00 a.m. on ...

... to pack up, the manager of the observatory let us in for a tour. VIP treatment! We even got a private tour of the telescope. *Random Fact: Victoria has the world's largest observatory* It all goes downhill from here. After getting a lift and departing from the observatory, we went to the bus stop where it started to rain :(. The bus came and ...

... how primitive" compared to the luxurious Marco Polos or Busscars that I rode on in Argentina. The first Sunday back I took my customary "city walk" through downtown Ottawa while my photos were being downloaded at Japan Camera Center. It was about a 45-minute walk and during that time I was solicited by panhandlers about 12 times for spare change. Ironically, I can honestly say that despite the fact that poverty is common in Argentina it was rare that someone would approach to ask ...

... cars. During our weeks in French-speaking Quebec and New Brunswick, 34% of the rides came from females. But, Shea and Robin were our last ride. They were happy for this, and we got a photo with them in front of the shining Victoria Harbor. Woohoo! Johnny and Adam and I high-fived. Disappointed, Johnny told me then how he and Adam had gotten to the spot where Shea and Robin picked them up. A car had passed him on the road and then stopped ahead for Adam ...