Blogs from Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, North America - page 7

An emotional day visiting the site where Marilyn Bell came ashore after swimming the strait from US to Vancouver Island. We sang Stephen Hatfield's Beacon Hill and brought him to tears . We also shared music with his parents. What a special day. See a video on Facebook. ... read more

I was up early for my 08:00 greyhound bus to Calgary from where I was to revisit my hostel as I had left my tea bags behind, an Englishman can’t go anywhere without them!! No tea bag is left behind! I then gorged myself on an Indian buffet which was to last me all day before making my way to the city hall bus stop from where I was to catch the 300 bus to the airport. Well that was the plan at least as the road had been closed as there was a procession down the main street to celebrate the Canadian Olympic team, there were no signs of an alternative route and after asking some cops and locals I gave in and hailed a taxi, which costs me 35 bucks and early killed me!!! ... read more

August 18, 2013 Enjoyed a lovely day in Victoria with a lot of walking (good thing considering I gave into temptation and had an A&W burger & fries for lunch). We walked in the opposite direction to the harbour straight into a residential area with detached houses. Victoria appears to be so much less densely populated than most big cities (although thinking about it, Ottawa and Canberra are not dissimilar in this respect but you know what I mean. Certainly compared to Vancouver with its mass of apartment blocks it seemed very different to be walking just a block or two away from the busy touristy downtown Victoria past detached houses in the residential area known as James Bay). Within minutes we were on an empty beach at Holland Point watching the sea traffic travelling in ... read more

Sooke is a district municipality situated on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, Canada. About a 45 minute drive from the city of Victoria (the capital of British Columbia), Sooke is considered the westernmost of the Greater Victoria region's "Western Communities." It Sooke's popularity as a scenic tourist destination has existed for generations. Well-known destinations in Sooke, such as Whiffin Spit Park, the url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sooke_Poth... read more

Ian and Helli here one last time. ONE LAP BACKWARDS AROUND INDIANAPOLIS. Seven provinces and twenty-five states later, we have come full circle. Indianapolis happened to be in the middle. Number of: - visits to Tim Horton's: 18 - visits to McDonalds: wouldn't even know where to start. Probably ~60 - refuelling stops: +60 - times we dropped the bikes: 0 - blogs written: 65 - Provinces: 7. BC, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, PEI - States: 25. Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York State, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri, Illinois, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, California - Biker waves: +4,000 - Ferry rides: 9 - Hotels: 51 - runs and/or exercise: 3 (I wasn't going to include that, bu... read more