British Columbia

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The great birthday adventure begins with a trip over the...
Looking up at the crazy-shaped (I think) towerhead.
That's a lot of cables.
Not a bad shot from a moving car. I'm crediting these...
The launching gantry that cause a bit of a stir last...
Monica, John, Mom, and Dad have a drink at the Fairmont...
Water crashes off the bow of the Spirit of British...
Looking over the bow towards Vancouver Island (home of...
My first time up on deck was rather pleasant - I had no...
The Spirit of British Columbia. Registered in Victoria,...
The Spirit of BC was a big boat!
Nearing the channel between Galiano and Mayne Islands. ...
Hey look, there goes one now! The Spirit of Vancouver Island.
Neat little island in / near Boundary Pass, between...
The weather could not have been more beautiful.
My second time on deck, in this narrow channel, it was...
I love how my jacket hugs my head so well.
I keep looking for whales... no luck :(
Another ferry, decorated for the 2010 Olympics.
The ferry put up amazingly little (if any) wake.
John and Monica on the sun deck of the Spirit of British...
Perhaps I mis-identified our nautical location as...
The tranquil waters of Swartz Bay. At this point, we...
Looking back towards Vancouver. CORRECTION: looking...
A beautiful day in Swartz Bay.
Our docking location in Swartz Bay. The boat came up...
The captain did an excellent job; I don't think the boat...
Dad sits outside the Butchart Gardens, waiting for the...
Dad waits long enough, and Mom comes to join him.
John and Monica then join the party. But, it looks like...
The fearless five in all their glory. If only Jay could...
I decided on this visit to Butchart Gardens that...
Mom and Catherine set out to explore.
The major attraction of the Gardens is a central sunken...
But the view around the corner was incredible. It...
More fuchsias!
The sunken garden was created when the wife of a...
Mom wanders the paths.
There certainly were a few people other than us at the...
Uh-oh, I think he spotted me.
Dad pauses on a nice bench that reminds me of the one we...
Mom will have to help with flower names...
There was much debate over what these were, if I...
Did I mention it was a beautiful day?
I really like this shot. None of these photos have been...
More beautiful colors.
At the end of the sunken garden is the Ross Fountain,...
Another shot of the "ever-changing" fountain.
Hmm. I should have told Mom to put down that paper.
I thought these flowers were just spectacular.
A perfect specimen, I say!
Mom looking great on her ##th birthday + one day (##s...
Beautiful colors. There was a small viewing area at the...
It was almost downright hot in the gardens, with all the...
A giant tree was leaking sap. (St)icky.
Looking out at the sunken gardens. Trying Dad's...
Ahh! Bears! Oh, it's ok, I don't think they see me.
If I captioned every picture of a rose that I took, this...
Here's another pretty-colored one.
I promise you I'm weeding (ha!) out some of the photos.
This reminded me of the Escher self-portrait in the silver ball.
Mom poses at the end of an arbor (is that the right...
The Sturgeon Fountain.
I had almost forgotten how vivid the colors were in the gardens.
I was a bit underwhelmed by the Star Pond...
... though I do like frogs.
Aw. Pony.
A small red bridge in the Japanese Garden.
Mom and I ran into some familiar faces in the Japanese...
In the Japanese Garden, I caught a salamander of sorts...
Wow. Crazy tree.
On the Concert Lawn. The map did not imply there were...
I swear each of these blooms was at least the size of a baseball.
The drear of winter has set in here in Olywa, but these...
I tried to convince Mom to go for a ride, but no dice.
Another horse!
And more fuchsia. In May, there is a big Northwest...
The last remnant of the cement plant that used to exist...
And a placard explaining it. I have no idea why it is...
It took me more than a few seconds to figure out which...
Catherine at dinner Sunday night, at the Sooke...
Dad contemplates the menu (or the wine list?).
John does the same.
Aw, ducks in hats.
This door-art would end up taunting us, as we watched...
The Hotel Grand Pacific, our hotel in Victoria. Our...
Dad stands outside the BC Parliament Building, with the...
A fountain outside the BC Parliament Building.
The British Columbia Parliament Building. Victoria is...
The building was big, fancy, and impressive.
Looking up into the dome. I believe the murals...
Farming and fishing are shown in these two.
I liked this quote and feel like it is not understood in...
The flag of British Columbia. From wikipedia: The four...
The building had some neat stained glass windows.
Outside again.
Looking at our hotel from the lawn of the Parliament Building.
I thought this was a great statue. Very emotional.
Dad makes a friend!
I wonder what it would take to have an orca topiary in...
A wooden boat at the wooden boat show that was going on...
Another wooden boat.
Teeny tiny stained glass porthole window.
Our ride to Port Angeles showed up. The captain had a...
The life of a trucker who must use ferries must be interesting.
Heading out of Victoria. Hey look - an ugly drawbridge!
Sea plane buzzed all around, taxiing out, taking off,...
Planes lining up...
... and taking off.
The mountains in the distance are on the Olympic Peninsula.
Goodbye, Victoria!
Bzzzzzz.
A final shot of a lighthouse in Canada and mountains in America.