Debby planned a boat trip to Victoria, capital of British Columbia, located on Vancouver Island. It is nearly a three hour trip at 30 knots, leaving from the port of Seattle.
View of Empress Hotel from Victoria Clipper dock.
In the foreground is a small harbor taxi; we took one for an hour cruise up the north-extending inlet, the gorge, on day two.
After disembarking, we walked for lunch at a small funky cafe, then prowled through the B.C. Museum of Natural History for 2 hours.
Cafe
Museum Totem Pole
Our hotel was very convenient to everything, and we could find it easily by its kilted bear mascot.
We walked around downtown, going as far north as Chinatown; then after a short rest, went back to the cafe for dinner and live entertainment, a jazz guitar trio. We found a nice harbor walk on the way back, enjoying the harbor scene at twilight.
The second day was centered around afternoon tea at the Empress Hotel.
Kitty-corner from the Empress is the B.C. Parliament, which is outlined in white lights at night.
We found Victoria delightful. It is compact, clean, and seems to offer a nice life style. We hope to return and explore more places. Debby particularly liked all the flowers; there were hanging baskets of flowers everywhere, some visible in the picture above.
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