England Lite

[daveon]

We went to Victoria on Vancouver Island on Saturday to collect mum.  This involved a 6am start to catch the 8.30am "Clipper", because you have to have ID Checks and the like we had to be there for 7.30am.  The boat itself was uncomfortable.

Victoria on the other hand was England Lite, I can see why people from Seattle wax lyrical about it, but I don't think we'll be rushing back.  Mum was met, a meal was eaten, an early night was followed by more site seeing and then home.

We arrived at the Ferry Terminal to find the queue snaking out of the door.  We hit upon a cunning plan to play upon the "frailty" of my elderly mother - not entirely a con, while she works out reguarly and swims a lot, she's not used to long walks and the 3 miles around town had left her feeling tired and aching.  So the ferry people checked her 76 years on her ID and ushered her through to pre-board.  Cool.  We then started the long trek home.

Victoria was nice, but the trip wasn't, I'm not sure we'll try it again.

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[wolfette]

my friend Louise and I went from Vancouver to Vancouver Island one trip. A day trip. Louise (from San Francisco) was always doing stuff like that with me. Dragged me out my nice warm bed at oh dark thirty to get the first ferry of the morning to Victoria. The ferry itself I enjoyed - we had good weather and I love boat trips - this one gave us a chance to see the various small islands en route. A quick buzz round Victoria, tea at the big hotel (she wondered why I wasn't more impressed than I was at that *g*) and then she drove north to the ferry port in the north of the island that brought us back to Horseshoe Bay on the last ferry of the day. Nice scenery - whizzing past the car. You don't stop to smell the roses when you travel with Louise!