We arrived into Victoria after finishing up work in Vancouver. We ended up staying almost a week to give Karl’s feet a chance to heal before embarking on our cycling tour. We did a few touristy things (with Karl hobbling along) like visiting Government Building for BC, which was pretty interesting; visited the amazing Butchart Gardens; wandered around the village like atmosphere, it’s a really pretty city. In amongst playing tourists we also had to prepare for the cycling trip by purchasing tent and camping gear, organizing bikes and finalizing our route. We left Victoria, all loaded up, in the rain and early in the morning to beat the traffic! We headed off on the Galloping Goose, which was originally the first train network in BC, but now as no longer active has been converted into
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