Pacific Rim Park

Toured Victoria after leaving the Pacific Rim Park

At the right is Barry drooling over this 150 ft. sail boat. Must be a wall streeter. Young kids on the deck playing!

Visited the Art Gallery here – Emily Carr was a feature – Canada’s most well know artist. Inspiring – Much of her work was devoted to the First Nation peoples and their environment and the incredible beauty and ecology of the country and most specifically Vancouver Is.

We have been told that the weather is unusually cool and rainy for this time of year. Heavy rain in the night but during our visit here, while cool, not rainy. Lots of opportunity to bike ride. Everywhere there are bike paths and parks – wonderful gardens. This atmosphere and environment is surely conducive to gardens. Much of the island area of the island is farm country with lots of roadside stands of strawberries chard now filly reading for picking. The city exemplifies their English heritage – high tea available at the Empress Hotel on the water front. Homes and public buildings look very British.

Sea planes fly to the mainland regularly right from the down town area. Floating homes on the waterfront – reminded of Sausalito in SF, - It’s a walking city for sure.

Back in USA for now on our way back to Maine. Another great ferry ride back to Vancouver and then thru the southern Cascades. A little foggy and showering but the midst and fog add to the beauty especially along the river which are flowing rapidly and furiously. I would not want to be rafting these.