Blogs from Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, North America - page 22

Up early again and off to the Ferry. We were somewhat concerned that the hour and a half long Ferry ride might be a problem for me who can't even ride in the back of a car without going green around the gills, but I insisted that I'd be fine as long as I was outside. Mr Weston wasn't allowed on deck so he had to spend his time in the tiny, very smelly, very hairy animal room, which I'm pretty sure is what would have been used as the Brig back in the day. Horrible little metal room. Martin and I went on deck to enjoy the scenery. It was a little cold out on the deck especially in the front where there was nothing to shelter you from the wind and elements. The sun ... read more

Victoria - 20th June Seems a long time since I had access to the internet so I am writing this in our last hitel before embarking on the cruise on sunday. 14 June - Jasper Had a free day to wander Jasper - which we did. A lot of the group did the floating raft down the Athabasca river. We walked into Jasper which has a small population about 4400, the walk took us around the lake where the hotel is located. Jasper is about 5k to the centre - stocked up with lunch saw the VIA train which goes to the coast and wandered back to see the rafters shhot the bridge and get some pics. Had lunch on the bridge, watching the elk and calves. On the way to Jasper saw a bull elk ... read more

ESTONIA AND GERMANY by plane, train, ferry and bicycle... And only a week until lift-off, yet still so much to do! Sounds like a common lament of travellers, doesn't it? My trip to Europe is meant to be a voyage both into the past and the future. Early this year I stumbled across the website of an international theatre festival, "Theater der Welt", to be held in Halle, Germany in June. My discovery provided the impetus to wanting to see what's out there in the world of theatre and other performing arts. It took some meticulous planning, but I've managed to select the dates and buy tickets (through the efficient www.ticketonline.com) for a wide variety of hopefully cutting-edge stage presentations, including an Italian puppet play, African fusion dance, multi-media outdoor shows and even an opera performed ... read more

This day was long..... alarm woke us at 7am and up and off to Vancouver Island via the BC ferry. Straight to Butchart Gardens. We were blown away. This surely, is one of the best man made wonders of the world. from an old limestone quarry was born maybe 15 acres of planted gardens, landscapes, designs you name it. We arrived ion spring so had tulips every which way, long and short interspersed with smaller flowers; myriads of colours, pastels and shades, all done beautifully. Even the apple trees were majestic. Most flowering trees were trimmed below leaving only the top cover for a semi circle of flowers. There was a sunken garden we did not want to walk out of, a Japanese garden, tall redwoods, private gardens, all over gently rolling land. We never ... read more

Hello everyone! We just wanted to set up a blog for our friends and family so that we could post pictures and little stories about where we have been and some of the experiences we will no doubt encounter. Our trip will start June 30th when we fly from Vancouver to London, and will finish sometime in November in South Africa! ... read more