Neither of us, I'm somewhat embarrassed to say, had ever been to any part of Canada. We decided since we were so close we should fit in a trip before heading to Fiji. After a short drive north in our styling PT Cruiser rental car, we took the ferry from Port Angeles, WA to Victoria, British Columbia, and had a fantastic three day visit. We stayed at this really cute hostel- The Ocean Island Backpacker Inn- and even had a private room and bathroom! We were close enough to downtown that we could walk everywhere. We walked almost 12 miles on Friday and another 6 or so on Saturday seeing as much of Victoria as we could.
At the Bug Zoo we held a 400 leg millipede and watched a school group of 5-year-olds put it on their faces. We also saw the biggest ant farm either of us have ever seen. It may not show up in the picture, but the bottom left cube of the ant farm is filled with dead ants- the "graveyard". We also checked out the Miniature World, which is a museum with dioramas of everything from World War II to fairy tales to dollhouses to the heartland of the USA. One of the highlights of our trip was taking a walk out on the breakwater. We saw an otter, watched float planes take off and land, and watched scuba divers doing their thing. We took a lengthy stroll through some random neighborhoods and ended up at Beacon Hill Park, which was in full blossom! We got to Victoria just in time to see the end of the tulips. My favorite! We continued our walk on Dallas St. along the coast. It looked like it might storm any second, but never did, which was great because we were ill-prepared for a downpour.
Though I'm not entirely sure Victoria is known for their food, we had some of the best sushi on Vancouver Island, the tastiest (and greasiest) fish and chips at Fisherman's Wharf, and real Dutch Pannekoeken at De Dutch!
When we got back to Sandy, OR, my brother, Kevin, was here. We've been hanging out with him for a couple days. Yesterday we hiked Multnomah and Wahkeena Falls. Beautiful!
More Peace Corps info to be posted soon!
Room at Ocean Island Backpackers Inn
At the Bug Zoo we held a 400 leg millipede and watched a school group of 5-year-olds put it on their faces. We also saw the biggest ant farm either of us have ever seen. It may not show up in the picture, but the bottom left cube of the ant farm is filled with dead ants- the "graveyard". We also checked out the Miniature World, which is a museum with dioramas of everything from World War II to fairy tales to dollhouses to the heartland of the USA. One of the highlights of our trip was taking a walk out on the breakwater. We saw an otter, watched float planes take off and land, and watched scuba divers doing their thing. We took a lengthy stroll through some random neighborhoods and ended up at Beacon Hill Park, which was in full blossom! We got to Victoria just in time to see the end of the tulips. My favorite! We continued our walk on Dallas St. along the coast. It looked like it might storm any second, but never did, which was great because we were ill-prepared for a downpour.
Though I'm not entirely sure Victoria is known for their food, we had some of the best sushi on Vancouver Island, the tastiest (and greasiest) fish and chips at Fisherman's Wharf, and real Dutch Pannekoeken at De Dutch!
When we got back to Sandy, OR, my brother, Kevin, was here. We've been hanging out with him for a couple days. Yesterday we hiked Multnomah and Wahkeena Falls. Beautiful!
More Peace Corps info to be posted soon!
Nan (and Chris)
Room at Ocean Island Backpackers Inn
Dinner at Azuma Sushi
Chris Walking Through Beacon Hill Park
Houses at Fisherman's Wharf
Victoria's Coast
Shaman, the Street Performer, on the Skateboard of Death!
Nan Sitting In a Big Tree At Beacon Hill Park
Millipede with 400 Legs! Ewww...
Giant Ant Farm at the Bug Zoo
Kevin and Chris at Wahkeena Falls
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