Capital Building up close

Victoria and Vancouver Island Day 1

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June 22nd 2008
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 su ... read more

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A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown. Economically and technologically the nation has developed in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the sou... ... read more