Victoria

We left Courtenay and drove the Trans-Canada Highway to Victoria where the highway begins/ends.  Our campground is located on Victoria Harbour and our site is across from Fisherman’s Wharf so we are entertained all day watching all the boats, water taxis, seaplanes, sailboats, whale watching craft, ferry ships and cruise ships move in and out of the harbor along with the occasional seal who peeks up at us.

The Ferry we took back to the USA

This city is very bike friendly with numerous bike trails and dedicated bike lanes that will get us to almost anywhere we want to go. We took advantage of them both Saturday and today to explore around the harbor and out to Oak Bay where, if it weren’t so Smokey we might be able to see the shores of the US.  Along the way we went thru Beacon Hill Park where the world’s tallest totem pole is located.  It’s 127 feet tall and was carved by three men in 1956.  There are over 12 figures in the pole such as an eagle, seal, otter, whale, and men.

We lunched on Fisherman’s Wharf, walked on the sea break wall, and napped on Willow beach on probably one of the last warm days we will experience.