Trip to Victoria

View of Olympic Peninsula from Government House

We were home for a few days and then we off to Victoria to meet up with Leo's sister Cathy and her husband Rick who were out from Nova Scotia for Rick's work.

While Rick worked we took Cathy out to see the sights. We always seem to visit Ogden Point Breakwater.

It's been improved in recent years.  When we lived here there were no railings.

We saw a couple of otters playing in the kelp.

Then we drove along Dallas Road to Oak Bay.

Leo and Cathy check out the sealife

Leo and I stayed at my sister Dorothea's house. 

Dorothea's passion flower vine was blooming

The next day we went for tea at Government House.  This is also a new thing since we lived in Victoria 35 years ago.  It's run by volunteers,  very busy during the tourist season, and much cheaper than tea at the Empress (substantially less than $85-$125!).

A nice thing about tea in a public garden is fresh flowers at your table (and Dorothea's hat)

In the evening we drove out to Sooke Potholes for a picnic and a swim.  This is another place that's changed since I lived here.  It used to be private property and you had to hike in.  Now its a regional park with 3 (full) parking lots and a campground.

And the last day we took in the BC Aviation Museum at the airport.  I am not the least interested in airplanes, but I have now been to 3 aviation museums (Canadian Aviation and Space Museum in Ottawa and the Canadian Museum of Flight in Langley) and they were all really interesting.  

Rick and Cathy check out the Lancaster F104 being restored.

I believe this is a reconstruction of one of the early float planes designed and built in BC

Our volunteer guide was excellent and had lots of interesting stories about the planes.

From the museum Leo and I drove directly to the ferry and drove all the way home, arriving before midnight, because we were due for our next adventure.