Victoria

The Butchart gardens continued

Julia's pictures I love it, it was fun trying to capture the image

Aunt Evelyn's beautiful entrance

Her beautiful condo, love the bathroom

Going to a tour of the Empress Hotel

The Empress Hotel

Two gorgeous girls in the mirror :) in the secret women's bathroom in the Empress, Bob got to tour the room as well (said it was his first time in a women's washroom ha ha)

Emily Carr

Outside of the Empress 

Aunt Evelyn tried to make reservations for a lunch for us but they would not serve 19 or younger, really?!

Next day we toured the market very cool, even had a men painted acting as a statue as well as chalk drawings, very annoyed with myself I did not have my camera.

Drove down by the ocean first time it was foggy second time the sun was shinning very beautiful and fun since we were in a cool convertible with the roof down  Oh Ya!

Saw a cool sport sort of like wind surfing but using a parachute and a surf board looked like fun.  Shabby and us loved their dog park wonderful walk by the beach.

Day before the Terry Fox run, seems strange not to have the girls participate in this.

This is the rv park where Bob and I stayed, the girls were at Aunt Evelyn for most of the week, we didn't cook all week :)

Oh Ya!

Cute tug boat 

Huge cruise ship

Museum in Victoria

We also went to the Imax to watch a film on Mammoths and the ice age.

Down by the wharf ate at Barb's fish very good!

Aunt Evelyn got us some fish to feed to the seals it was a blast.

Take a look at Sabrina's expression

We had so much fun we had to do it again

Next day we fed them again, but the seagull's stole two fish !

 We toured China town, the most original (as in intact) in |Canada

.  We ate at a great restaurant that had served Micheal J Fox, Goldy Hohn (spelling?) Pierce Bronson to name a few.

This gentlemen can really play the fiddle, Bob asked him to play Orange Blossom Special and he did, too fun!

Looked around a store called 'Ch____ and ____'     near China town can't remember the name of it perhaps someone out there can help, it was the store with the most outrages stuff such as flowers, furniture, chandeliers, quite beautiful but out there, worth a visit.

Water taxi

Parliament buildings lit up

Chocolate strawberries YUM!

Night view from rv park's picnic table, Bob and I enjoyed

Time to leave, a big thank you to Aunt Evelyn for a wonderful time we will miss you.

Wait a minute ...

Is that safe?  When was that inspected?  Should I take it apart? (what I think he is thinking ... I love him he makes me laugh)

No whales

Maybe ...

No

Visited family in Vancouver, here is Laurie-Anne, Aunt Theresa and Uncle Bucky, nice to see them all.  Girls had a treat, cupcakes, pop and nachos thank you! 

Back on the road ... Yellowstone National park looking forward to seeing Old faithful, then back out to the coast to San Francisco and LA.