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…

Diary Day 11

04 Tuesday Jun 2013

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got up around 7… sunny and warm outside… beautiful day to spend time in the Butchart Gardens… had a good sleep…

got in the car,picked up McDonalds and were on our way to the Gardens…

we walked around them for six wonderful hours, taking pictures and admiring the scenery… we had ice cream, lunch and Gelati while we were there….

had a nap when we got back to the hotel and then rented a movie and ate snacks…

went to The Keg for dinner and made it back to the hotel rather late as the service was very slow…

having a small glass of Baileys as I finish up today’s post…

Diary Day 10

03 Monday Jun 2013

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woke at 6 but went back to sleep until 9, when I was allowed to wake the kids…

I showered and Cyndi ran out to Top Pot Hand Forged Doughnuts for our breakfast… my feather boa was very nice and they enjoyed theirs which included an apple fritter (George’s favourite)… packed up our suitcases and went for a walk… found Old Navy and got a few maxi dresses… tea at Starbucks before getting our luggage and a taxi to the ferry terminal…

sat in the sun and then boarded the Clipper… had a lovely ride to Victoria chatting with our neighbours, one of whom runs a window cleaning business in Courtenay and the kids arranged to have her company come and clean the siding on their house…

our hotel is lovely with two rooms and a little kitchenette… Ron went and picked up the car and we figured out where to go for dinner…

went to a lovely restaurant – Pescatore’s – down the street and had a delicious dinner… walked back and checked out the beautifully lit legislature…

heading to bed as we plan an early departure to the Butchart Gardens…