Definitely going to Victoria.
Definitely going to Victoria. Have off through Tuesday (!). Desperately need vacation, so maybe this will do. Probably not leaving early Friday, because not that in control of life, the universe, and everything, but since it takes a total of 5.5-6 hours door to door (walk, bus, subway, bus, ferry, bus, bus, walk), I really want to try and leave by 10, if I can. They are threatening sun for much of the weekend, which would rock.
List of activities will try for include whale watching (mostly orcas), tall ship sailing, harbor tour, Butchart Gardens, Royal BC museum (good for rain), Parliament (good for rain), Chinatown tour (oldest?). Also possible butterfly gardens (near Butchart), Beacon Hill Park (they have a goat stampede!), and probably a dozen other things will pop up. I will not try to include any of the mansion/"castle" tours unless weather fail and it rains constantly.
I am thinking it might be a brilliant idea to try to go to Butchart on Monday, if that's possible, because that is when the Victoria Day parade is, and I'm sure that would be fun, but I'd rather go where there are not a lot of people (relatively). I am also likely not going to worry about having high tea because, a) have had it at the Fairmont in Banff, b) it is freaking expensive, c) more fun with somebody else. It is one of the things Victoria has several places that do quite well and properly and maybe I will get to come back someday and can snobbishly try all the best tea places and compare.
Lastly, regretfully will not be doing the wine and spirits and cider and mead tour. That would take at least a week all by itself. Also a car. With somebody who doesn't drink driving. Or doesn't drive drinking. Seriously, between this and the Okanagan (inland valley area), I do not know how it is that the entire lower section of BC isn't constantly pleasantly intoxicated.
List of activities will try for include whale watching (mostly orcas), tall ship sailing, harbor tour, Butchart Gardens, Royal BC museum (good for rain), Parliament (good for rain), Chinatown tour (oldest?). Also possible butterfly gardens (near Butchart), Beacon Hill Park (they have a goat stampede!), and probably a dozen other things will pop up. I will not try to include any of the mansion/"castle" tours unless weather fail and it rains constantly.
I am thinking it might be a brilliant idea to try to go to Butchart on Monday, if that's possible, because that is when the Victoria Day parade is, and I'm sure that would be fun, but I'd rather go where there are not a lot of people (relatively). I am also likely not going to worry about having high tea because, a) have had it at the Fairmont in Banff, b) it is freaking expensive, c) more fun with somebody else. It is one of the things Victoria has several places that do quite well and properly and maybe I will get to come back someday and can snobbishly try all the best tea places and compare.
Lastly, regretfully will not be doing the wine and spirits and cider and mead tour. That would take at least a week all by itself. Also a car. With somebody who doesn't drink driving. Or doesn't drive drinking. Seriously, between this and the Okanagan (inland valley area), I do not know how it is that the entire lower section of BC isn't constantly pleasantly intoxicated.
That sounds lovely.
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