Super 8 Motel Victoria

... were waiting patiently waiting at the foot of the sea food stall for any scraps that may fall their way. We were lucky that a mother and her small child came by and bought some fish heads to throw out for the seals, it was fun to watch them compete for these gross treats!

We left Victoria, saying farewell to Rowena, and headed for a hostel in Vancouver for two nights before we took the Greyhound to Seattle, where the US adventure would start in earnest.

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 ...

I thought I might write a bit of a summary for this years travel.
 
People often ask what was our favorite place, well its actually hard to say. 

 We like New England, but were a little disappointed with Maine, perhaps our expectations were too high. While its true that there is a huge population in the NE there are also plenty of places where you don't feel crowded.New Brunswick in Canada was depressing, it is a ...

... world, the construction of a new. Neat bark paths weave past them now, accessible to buggies and wheelchairs. Ropes and fences make people keep their distance, and everything is explained by helpful boards. This accessibility will widen the audience this forest receives, and hopefully make more people value it. But I preferred the other side, where the trails tended to vanish and the air of wilderness remained ...

... was massive- and enough for both of us!!) at "Sam's Deli".
The Harbor font is good fun too, and a great place to people watch.
Like Vancouver though there seems to be a large population of homeless. Its hard to have enough spare change for everyone, especially when traveling on a minimum budget also.
This little town also seems to attract plenty of backpackers and hippies! Its feels quite arty...nice :) Lucky for us we ...

... 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 could go tomorrow if I change my mind. Jimmy and I went back through town, via the waterfront, to look for these dreaded travel towels that I have been trying to find. Then back to their place for a bit before Jimmy had to go to work. It was so sunny and warm today - I must be getting quite the tan by now! Jimmy was good company today and I we had ...

... from Victoria.  This was a nice place but very hilly. All the roads in the campground were paved but they were a little tricky on the bikes.  We were set up by 3:00 p.m. so this gave us time to head into Victoria and tour around a little.  John was like a kid in a candy shop, taking pictures of everything.  Victoria is actually a very pretty place with lots for tourists to do.  We parked on one of the side streets near the ocean and walked all over.  We ...