(Glenn) Today we left the busy city of Vancouver and rode about one hour to a ferry that would take us and our motorcycle to Vancouver Island where we could ride to the city of Victoria. We arrived about noon and have fell in love with this city. It is much less stressful than downtown Vancouver. It is filled with many shops, restaurants, a museum, and a waterfront filled with yachts, sailboats, and seaplanes. Before we checked into our hotel, we visited Craigdarroch Castle built by a coal and railroad tycoon in the late 1800's. It was worth a couple of hours to visit but did not compare in scale to the Biltmore House in Asheville, North Carolina. The harbour area and the government buildings lighted at night were beautiful. We plan to spend three nights here and explore this fantastic place even more.
(Cathy)We have had a full day. I am having a hard time absorbing all that I have seen..And yes, Kim Shaw, the Parliment building lit at night is just beautiful as you had described. We plan to have coffee and muffin the room tomorrow morning and then up and at'um.