Sandman Hotel Victoria

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It does not take long to explore the whole of Victoria, so we paced ourselves and took our time to amble through the streets & shopping precincts. It soon became acutely aware to us that we really should have planned to stay an extra day on the Island, and hired a car so we could have experienced the full wonders that this location has on offer. But hey, we had what time we had and it was a great relaxing town to take our time with and chill ...

... 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.

... the dexter disc brakes on the fifth wheel have been great, I dont think I would want to tow the fifth wheel with drum brakes.

So there you have it, another year gone by, tomorrow Amanda  runs in the Victoria marathon, and next Friday we fly back to New Zealand, its been a great trip, and I would encourage anybody thinking of such a journey to get on and do it before homeland security makes it totally impossible!!!

 

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 ...

... Ehepaar bei d** Diskussion zuzuho**en, ob das T-Shirt in XL jetzt zu kurz od** doch ausreichend in d** Laenge ist. ;-)

Am Anfang uns**** eigentlichen Radtour dann, haben wir direkt beschlossen an die 36 geplanten Kilomet** noch ein paar anzuhaengen, um ein paar Kuestenstrecken sehen zu koennen.

Ein riesig** Vorteil, wenn man mit dem Rad unt**wegs ist: man kommt gut vorwa**ts und kann Strecken zuruecklegen, ist ab** flexibel genug, um einfach mal anhalten zu ...

... welche an einem see vorbei kommt, damit ich meinem liebsten hobby (gewässer erkunden) nachkommen und der hitze entfliehen könnte. verschwitzt und voller vorfreude dort angekommen finde ich ein warnschild, dass die bakterienkonzentration zu hoch sei und ich doch besser eine badewanne aufsuchen sollte... nur leider gibt's keine davon im ocean island backpacker :o(

FAZIT: in victoria gibt's nicht die grossen sehenswürdigkeiten, dafür aber die 'grossen' menschen

... I would start. I flew out of Victoria at 6am, so had to get up early to be at the airport on time. My dad drove me. Even though the typical winter there is fairly mild, the last couple of weeks have been real bad and we had a lot of snow (for us). Even as we were driving to the airport there was a bit of a snow fall. Fortunately it didn't last long and the roads got better. I ...

... with the bling.... with the hype. I kept thinking about so many of the places we have travelled where food and descent shelter are so scarce. It is hard to shake the feeling that we have so much in North America. Cruising just puts it in your face. Our next trip is planned and it is not cruising. That being said you have to know that the cruise to the Antarctic was beyond amazing and if you get the chance..... go!!

... at Ruah as so very relevant to our sojourn. George's idea of what Jesus might have said to his early disciples was: "Follow me. That is what I say. It will all become clear as we walk along. It is in walking a path that we come to understanding. God says, I desire obedience, not sacrifice. Obedience means walking as he directs our steps, one step at a time. Only then will we see where we are going." We do feel the presence of the Spirit when we walk together. We have time to ...

... we could borrow one, We ate dinner and decided to call it a night, since the logs on the fire were damp and not giving much heat and it was starting to get really cold and very spooky. Next morning awoke to overcast skies, still cold we decided to head straight off and down to Victoria, but first it was shower time, I was not looking forward to this due to the past experience, the showers were in the middle of the camp ground and because it is government funded, I ...