(Glenn) We had a great breakfast today at Willie's Cafe (so good we know where breakfast will be tomorrow). We later just strolled around the downtown shops and enjoyed the views near the inner harbor. I found a place to get me a much needed haircut. Cathy squeezed in a small nap before we rode the city bus to Butchart Gardens. This garden is actually the reason we made Victoria one of our destinations. Mr. Eddie Aldridge ,who created and donated Aldrige Gardens to the city of Hoover, said this was one of two of the prettiest gardens he had ever seen in the world. It is hard to believe so many colorful plants of different types could be maintained so well. The best dining atmosphere of our trip so far has been tonights dinner on the Butchart residence's back porch overlooking the Italian Garden (Surf and Turf and Cathy actually tasted a tiny portion of one of the scallops-way to go Cathy!). We will be sad to leave Victoria but we have agreed to return in the future. In the morning after breakfast we will load the bike on a ferry to travel to Olympic National Park in Washington.
(Cathy) Glenn did need a hair cut although it pained him to pay that much but he was looking shaggy. Me, I'm like and old car that just got a tune up. Hair yesterday and today Glenn saw a place for me to get a much needed mani and pedi. And the dinner was delicious, filet and scallops with a califlower puree and some roasted cauliflower in some kind of dark rich sauce. Glenn got my 3 scallops but I ate the rest of the plate. We talked about licking the plate but thought better of it. Also a strawberry rhubarb compote on a corn cake. YUM!