Tag: Victoria

Victoria – Getting there is Half the Fun

We love Victoria, our Canadian neighbor to the north, and getting there is half the fun! We set sail from Port Angeles on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula and headed across the Strait of Juan de Fuca. We’d waited until we were promised sunshine after several… Continue Reading “Victoria – Getting there is Half the Fun”

Fan Tan Alley

I don’t know how many times I visited Victoria before I found Fan Tan Alley, a study in red and photographer’s delight. According to Wikipedia, “Fan Tan Alley is an alley in the Chinatown neighborhood of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada that is known for being the narrowest… Continue Reading “Fan Tan Alley”

Cities Come in All Sizes

For this week’s Sunday Stills Challenge #Urban I thought I’d share a few of my favorite cities starting with the largest. London “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.”… Continue Reading “Cities Come in All Sizes”

Sailing Away to Canada!

At least for the day, last week it was, and we managed to do it on the sunniest day of the week. We spent the night in Port Angeles and took the Coho Ferry across the Strait of Juan de Fuca to Victoria the… Continue Reading “Sailing Away to Canada!”

Cruising the West Coast to San Francisco – Rainy Day Armchair Travel

Two years ago we took a cruise from Seattle down the West Coast with no masks, no vaccines, and of course – no covid! Those were days of carefree travel and I can’t wait until they return! But until then I thought I’d revisit… Continue Reading “Cruising the West Coast to San Francisco – Rainy Day Armchair Travel”

The Cruise North from Monterey to Victoria and Home Again!

In my last post on our cruise down the coast I left you in Monterey.  Time to get us back home!  It was a Thursday night and we headed north for our final port of call, Victoria, B.C.  It would be our longest stretch… Continue Reading “The Cruise North from Monterey to Victoria and Home Again!”