24 hours in Victoria, British Columbia without seeing...

[Lott's Bandana]

...one single doosh in whorn gear. No hats, no t-shirts, nada.



I am at peace. That is all.
:cool:

[PDXsooner]

Great city...spent a good amount of time up there.

[Peach Fuzz]

Just got back from Vancouver myself... I can deal with pissed off canucks. No redneck horns=bliss

[Rover]

While you are there, if you are a golfer, go play Furry Creek. It's north of Vancouver and is worth the 20 min drive.

[ouwasp]

What's the temp up there? It's around 105 back here... and we have horns/pokes to deal with.

[DarrellZero]

Took my honeymoon there.

Nice place.

[BigDeezy]

Victoria is a beautiful place. I wish I could retire there. I am very envious that you got to spend some time there while I'm stuck here suffering in all this darn heat.

[NMSooner'80]

Victoria is a beautiful place. I wish I could retire there. I am very envious that you got to spend some time there while I'm stuck here suffering in all this darn heat.


I've been there twice, and it was kind of warm this time of the year (80's) in 2006. But in '86, it was in the 60's most of the time.

One thing I really liked about my first visit was going through Butchart Gardens, late in the day. I got a photo of some saiilboats docked in an inlet inside the park, and the water was just like a giant reflection. I also remember having some great fish and chips at a hotel coffee shop there.

[Lott's Bandana]

Back in Seattle, been upper 60's all trip. Sunny. Love it. Hating the thought of returning to the über-kiln.

Trader Joe's tomorrow.

[tcrb]

I lived in Seattle from '73 - '88. Went to Victoria/Vancouver just about every year. Beautiful scenery all around you. Yeah, the weather is cool and cloudy 90% of the time. When I first moved there, I thought it was paradise because I was so tired of the Oklahoma heat. But it didn't take long before I started missing the sunshine and warmer temps, and then the cost of living in Seattle began to go through the roof. I was glad when I moved away from there, but it's still a great place to vacation.

[swardboy]

68 in old Santa Fe this morning at 10:15 am!!!! Beautiful place...and no horns evident so far here either. Will be in Durango the rest of the week, with highs in upper 70's. Weep you beeeyotches.

[sooner518]

i was in Victoria and Butchert Gardens a couple years ago. Beautiful place. Victoria is almost like walking through Disney World, its so clean and perfect. it was in the 60s 2 years ago in July when we went. maybe 70s when the sun came out for a bit. and no horn gear to be found.

of course, I preferred my time downhill biking in Whistler a couple days later. ;)

[NMSooner'80]

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l38/BootsRabb/Alaska%20trip%202006/100_0545.jpg

This is from the last trip to Butchart Gardens - this was really nice when I was there in '86 at about 8 p.m. The low light and calm water made for a better shot than this one.

BTW, when I was there in '86 I found a B.C. Lions CFL exhibition game on the rental car radio. That was kind of odd, hearing about the "Lions' 53-yard line" and "singles." That was also when J.C. Watts was a star QB in Ottawa for their version of the Rough Riders.

[sooner518]

heres a pic i took of the sunken garden in Butchert Gardens in July 09. its alot more impressive in person, FYI no idea who that random girl is :
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/sooner518/Seattle/seattle10.jpg

[Dan Thompson]

Butchert Gardens = It is great what you can do with a rock quary.

[Jdog]

Taking my wife to Victoria for her 50th BD in August. Figure we'll stay in Port Angles and do a day trip over on her birthday.

[MeMyself&Me]

I can appreciate the "no whoren" aspect. I live in Tejas and am currently in San Diego for a few days for some personal business. It's quite refreshing not to run into those idjits.

[Lott's Bandana]

Taking my wife to Victoria for her 50th BD in August. Figure we'll stay in Port Angles and do a day trip over on her birthday.

This plan will likely get YOU a nice present.

They had a very late Spring there so all the Spring blooms are out. It was magnificent.