Category Archives: Victoria

Our Final Week on Vancouver Island

Posted on July 21, 2024 by Paul

Since our third week ended with a sunset view out of our condo windows after our evening arrival in Victoria, it is only fitting that this final week begin with the same view the next morning. The view is Victoria’s … Continue reading →

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Our Third Week on Vancouver Island

Posted on July 15, 2024 by Paul

Our third and last week at our little cottage by the sea gave us more flowers… Some great hikes into a nearby wetland at Seal Bay Nature Park… A day high up in the mountains hiking the meadows and around … Continue reading →

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Bicycle Powered Sailboat

Posted on June 11, 2023 by Paul

Some have expressed interest/confusion/disbelief about pedal-powered sailboats. Therefore, I am posting a couple of short videos of two boats coming into Victoria’s inner harbor after sailing from Port Townsend, WA in the 2023 Race To Alaska. The leader should reach … Continue reading →

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An Overnight to Victoria

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Paul

We took an overnight trip to Victoria. Originally the plan was to meet some friends there and then they would drive back to Courtenay with us. However, when illness intervened and they could not come the plans changed. We decided … Continue reading →

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Christmas Lights

Posted on December 15, 2018 by Paul

As our friends in western Washington know, walking to see the Christmas lights was not possible last evening. The same wind storm that hit the Seattle area came into Victoria just as we were preparing to take a night time … Continue reading →

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Winter at Abkhazi Garden

Posted on December 14, 2018 by Paul

No rain today and even a bit of sunshine. Therefore, this was the day for Abkhazi Garden. This little gem owned and operated by the Land Conservancy of B.C., is one of our favorites in Victoria. We were not the … Continue reading →

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Rainy December Day in Beacon Hill Park

Posted on December 12, 2018 by Paul

Today we walked from our condo on Victoria’s harbor to Beacon Hill Park through intermittent rainfall. The route goes through the James Bay neighborhood, an area filled with lovely Victorian homes and some marvelously designed new ones. However, the real … Continue reading →

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Last Days in Victoria and Move to Courtenay

Posted on June 14, 2018 by Paul

On Monday our friends, Norman and Janet, joined us. Therefore we have been very busy enjoying the sights, sounds, people and food of Victoria and I haven’t had time to edit photos and do a post. However, today we drove … Continue reading →

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Gardens

Posted on June 9, 2018 by Paul

This morning we visited a small lush place, Abkhazi Garden. This little gem has gravel trails that twist and turn among flowers, shrubs, trees, ponds, and a teahouse. Of course I had to capture some of the flowers. Hostas, ferns … Continue reading →

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Walking Around Victoria

Posted on June 8, 2018 by Paul

The gray skies and showers continue. There really has been little rain, but also little sun. Today I learned that Victoria has twice the sun and half the rainfall of Vancouver. They must be having a terrible June on the … Continue reading →

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