Into Canada...
Aug. 20th, 2004 12:11 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jayWe left Lisa and Matt's house Tuesday, rushing to catch up with some other friends (including frankenboob) with whom we would be camping near Victoria. We rushed to Port Angeles... then watched the ferry fill up and depart. The next one was in 4 hours... so we went to nearby Olympic National Park, and had lunch in the mountains before catching a 5pm ferry to Victoria. The 3 boys probably did better in the outdoors than at high tea, anyway. ;-).
We drove around Victoria... the butterfly gardens were reserved for a private function, and we arrived at Butchart Gardens too close to sunset (since we had to set up camp, still). What I saw was lovely, reminiscent of Keukenhof in the Netherlands.
Our camp was in an RV park on the beach... great setting. The kids were in a tent and Pat and I slept on the floor of the van. We had there... a total of 5 adults and 11 kids.
After she had some coffee on the ferry across Puget Sound, Pat looked happier...
Then we missed the ferry to Victoria... with our friends on it, we watched it close and leave.
So we capitalized on the opportunity to see another national park... lovely. :)
Victoria was... charming. A bit ornate, like the provincial parliament building. Not good for three somewhat-grubby, energetic boys...
Camping near a beach, on the other hand, was great :)
frankenboob) with whom we would be camping near Victoria. We rushed to Port Angeles... then watched the ferry fill up and depart. The next one was in 4 hours... so we went to nearby Olympic National Park, and had lunch in the mountains before catching a 5pm ferry to Victoria. The 3 boys probably did better in the outdoors than at high tea, anyway. ;-).We drove around Victoria... the butterfly gardens were reserved for a private function, and we arrived at Butchart Gardens too close to sunset (since we had to set up camp, still). What I saw was lovely, reminiscent of Keukenhof in the Netherlands.
Our camp was in an RV park on the beach... great setting. The kids were in a tent and Pat and I slept on the floor of the van. We had there... a total of 5 adults and 11 kids.
After she had some coffee on the ferry across Puget Sound, Pat looked happier...
Then we missed the ferry to Victoria... with our friends on it, we watched it close and leave.
So we capitalized on the opportunity to see another national park... lovely. :)
Victoria was... charming. A bit ornate, like the provincial parliament building. Not good for three somewhat-grubby, energetic boys...
Camping near a beach, on the other hand, was great :)
