Victoria, Sweet Victoria

Today, Kathy and I took the ferry from Port Angeles, Washington, to Victoria, British Columbia.  It was a beautiful 1.5 hr trip across the Strait of Juan De Fuca, landing in the capital of British Columbia.  Our mission was to find at least one geocache, the first we would record in Canada, and to look around a bit.  Well, right off we worked on geocaching.  We quickly found the first, but went on to find four more.  The hunt, as it often does, took us to some of the not so well traveled areas of the town.  We got to visit a community garden, a local farmer's market, the grounds of St. Ann's Academy, as well as the back garden of the Parliament building.  We enjoyed the walk around the back roads, and away from the more common tourist areas.  After a nice lunch, we strolled along the waterfront.  In the mid afternoon, we traveled back by ferry to Port Angeles.  Our pup, Angie, was waiting patiently for our return back at the camper.  

This short trip to Canada was a lot of fun. Here are a few random pictures from Victoria.  

Kathy and I traveled to Victoria today, which as I think of it, is our norm.  The traveling that is.  Yesterday was our anniversary, and during the 41 years we have been together, we have traveled a lot.  We have driven from coast to coast 5 times, visited Canada and Mexico multiple times, traveled to Alaska, as well as trips to England, Wales, Scotland, Jamaica, and Costa Rica.  I can't count the times we have traveled by air back and  forth across the country.  Since being married, we have lived in 9 different cities, and have occupied 20 different houses.  It seems travel is what we do.  I think we make a good pair for travel, exploring, and adventure, and we plan to continue our adventures for as long as possible.  There would be no better travel partner for me than Kathy.  It has been a great 41 years.  By the way, we are traveling tomorrow to Astoria, Oregon.  There we go again...  :-)

One last photo from Victoria.  While walking down a side street, we passed this government office that brought back memories of various positions I have held throughout my working career.  The position seems to be named and official in Victoria.  :-)