Victoria Day Trip

Today is our day trip to Vancouver Island and Victoria! Doug, being such a gracious host, took us on a day trip to Victoria so we can check out another different lifestyle than in Vancouver. We started the day off early and Doug (along with his friend Steph) picked us from our place and started driving to the port. It was a good thing we reserved a spot on the boat, as the line-up to Victoria was sizeable. After stopping by for a quick Starbucks coffee, we drove onto the ship and got ready for a 1.5 hour journey to Vancouver island. As the boat was leaving, we had some pretty amazing views of Vancouver as we were leaving. Plus, we chose a great sunny day for us to go to Victoria.

Wooo Canada!

Quick coffee break

We're in the VIP line ;)

The crew

Perfect weather :)

We had lunch on the boat at Whitespot, which is apparently a BC-staple serving up burgers and sandwiches. After killing some time, we eagerly began our trip to Victoria. We originally considered going to Butchard Gardens, but it was $30 dollars per person, so we opted not to. We continued on our journey to Victoria and ended up at the beautiful downtown, right by the ocean. We quickly checked out the Victoria parliament and the popular Empress Hotel before settling in at a restaurant right on the water called “the Flying Otter”. The mussels there were massive and the calamari was quite good. And of course, being by the ocean, Norm had to order the fish and chips.

In front of the parliament building

Doug: Let's go that way!

Scenic Victoria stroll

Chilling out

The Empress Hotel

Flying Otter seafood lunch

Our amazing tour guides

After a long lunch, we went to hang out at a fancy neighbourhood with a quiet residential beach. There, we truly see how the Victorian lifestyle was. The vibe there was very chill and there were several beach  bummers and their families just chilling out. Seems like an amazing place to retire.

Playing with a stick

Cool hangout spot

Our contribution to the smashed bottle cap stump

From then, we grabbed a quick dinner at a pub downtown and then had a long journey back to Vancouver. We caught the 9pm ferry back to Vancouver and we didn’t get back home until after 11. This was the last day that we saw Doug and we were very happy to see him again. Until next time!