Our first day was set aside to rest and recover. We got up about 9 o’clock local time and got ready to go downstairs for breakfast. The restaurant was very “cruise ship like” in that there was a wide array of offerings already to go as well as a station where you could order omelettes with any number of fillings. There was a wide range of fruits, breads, rice dishes, sliced meats and cheeses, pastries (the chocolate croissants were especially tasty), juice, coffee, etc. There were lots of things that were traditional dishes as well but we decided to leave the experimentation until tomorrow. The restaurant was open to the outdoors and there was a good stiff breeze blowing this morning. The temperature was 30 degrees with clear blue skies. After breakfast we met with the ... read more

The day has finally arrived........you know the feeling.....a trip is planned quite some time ago and the wait seems endless. Finally the day of departure arrives. We are leaving one of the most beautiful places on the planet here on Vancouver Island and heading off to another island destination; Bali, Indonesia. There are 17,508 islands in the Indonesian archipelago but we will be visiting only one, Bali. It was an early morning start .....up at 4:30 am to get last minute items into suitcases and off to the 6:15 ferry. We have a limo waiting at Horseshoe Bay to take us to the airport as it was cheaper than flying over on Harbour Air and it promises to get us there in lots of time to get through security before the 1:10 pm departure. our limo ... read more