We took the Black Ball Ferry from Port Ludlow, WA to Victoria for a little dose of Canada.
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- Enough of the American news cycle. Thought we’d take off for Canada, where protests are more polite.
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- Fan Tan Alley – the second oldest Chinatown in North America, after San Francisco. Super narrow in places – sometimes only an arm’s width.
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- Bastion Square is now a lovely pedestrian thoroughfare. It still has plenty of law offices, as it’s near the old jailhouse where executions took place.
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- This stunning statue of Captain Cook stands in Victoria Harbor. It was unveiled in 1976, a full 200 years after his ship landed here.
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- Spectacular Victoria at twilight…
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- Typical pose – Mike is such a fruit hound.
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- Originally built in 1898 as a post office, the Customs House facade is being saved and transformed into luxury condos with a harbor view, and the highest price per square foot in Victoria history.
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- Mike chumming it up with the bagpiper.
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- The Empress Hotel sports modern photos of Queen Victoria by the bar. She was a fan of scotch whiskey, especially in her tea.
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- Oh, yes we did! The crab and fish were great!
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- Victoria was having a classic car show. I think this is a Chevy Impala?
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- A cheeky depiction of the “pineapple express” winds that come from the southwest.
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- Victoria had these pianos sprinkled everywhere. Made me think of my friend, Ron Snyder, who would have drawn an appreciative crowd.
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- Taking in the salt air.
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