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Diary Day 16

08 Saturday Jun 2013

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had a marvelous sleep which is quite amazing as I don’t usually sleep well the first night in a strange place… but the rocking was very relaxing… this morning we didn’t want to get up as there was a breeze that gently rocked us back and forth, back and forth…

the pond outside of Melody...

the pond outside of Melody…

finally we got up, packed, took the last few pictures and headed to Tigh-na-mara for some spa time…  no pictures were taken inside, but we had a fantastic time… spent time in the mineral pool, had body wraps, and massages and ate tapas in a gorgeous setting…  what a blissful day…

entrance to the spa...

entrance to the spa…

into the car and along the Old Island Highway, where we saw great views and stopped at Fanny Bay Oysters to pick up some crab and prawns… home for a nap…

now to bed after getting all my pictures onto Ron’s computer…

tomorrow is my last full day here…

 

Diary Day 14

06 Thursday Jun 2013

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had a much better sleep and got up just after 7… we packed our bags, tidied the house and headed off…

arrived in Coombs and saw some goats on the roof… had a lovely lunch of crab linguini and Cyndi had salmon 5 or 6 ways… bought a few provisions for our night in Melody, one of the Free Spirit Spheres… and I bought a small Japanese Maple for the garden… my wonderful children will drive it across the country when they travel east later in the summer… I am sooo happy… it’s name is cascading waterfall and I will put it in the back corner by the pond and bring it into the house for the winter…

we drove on to Cathedral Grove to soak up the beauty… this is such an amazing sanctuary and I will miss coming here…

fries and tea in Qualicum Beach and stopped to pick up a bottle of wine…

found our way to the Spheres… they are quite lovely… birds are singing and I can hear Cyndi chatting with the person in the next sphere, but can’t see them or the sphere… there was a lovely basket of treats waiting for us and kind hosts… took some pictures and am sitting looking across the pond… how could I not love such a place:-)…

Diary Day 13

05 Wednesday Jun 2013

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did a lot of nothing today… had a bad sleep and finally got up around 7, made tea and read a bit…

after Cyndi got home from taking Ron to work we sat and chatted for quite a while…

then we went out looking for the Wednesday Farmers’ Market but instead found some lovely flowers…

picked up some cash and came back and downloaded all of our pictures… took quite a while to go through them all…

sat on the deck in the sun for a while and then came in and napped for a bit…

had a BBQ chicken, twice-stuffed potato and salad for supper and then started to work on our Alaska cruise book…

DQ Blizzards for dessert and a walk to Puntledge Park finished off the evening…

now I am going to pack a bit of my bag for tomorrow’s excursion and head to bed…

Diary Day 12

04 Tuesday Jun 2013

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woke up at the usual 5:30 but went back to sleep until 8:15… made tea and checked email and read the Globe and Mail…

once we were all up, we went for breakfast at the top of the hotel where there were great views of downtown and the harbour… booked our Tea at the Empress…

packed our bags, put everything in the car and checked out…

walked to the harbour and toured the Undersea World… nothing to write home about…

after the show we headed to the Empress for a wonderful tea experience… we wore gloves and Cyndi had on pearls and a lacy headband… it was delightful… lovely sandwiches, scones, and we even had the chef bring us honey in the comb from their own hives…

then a horse drawn carriage picked us up and we had a 45 minute tour…

what a lovely way to end our stay in Victoria…

drove the Malahat, stopping at all the viewing spots and arrived in Courtenay just after 8… had pizza delivered for our dinner… got our bags in and are heading to bed… been a long, eventful and enjoyable day…