Wednesday, September 7, 2011

VICTORIA!!!!

 We got on a early foggy ferry at Anacortes through the San Juan Islands. This picture is at Friday Harbor where we were able to see the San Juan Islands.  I told Seth Kayaking through here would be a maze...there are so many little islands everywhere!!! That first day was spent mainly in a Starbucks as my hubby had to do two of his fantasy drafts...that wasn't my cup of tea (no pun intended) I wanted to go get some high tea!  We shopped around and got some fish and chips at "Red Fish Blue Fish" yummy!!!
 This place got incredible reviews...and they deserved each and every one of them!!!! We had to wait in a 45 minute line just to get into the cute little place...it was a poppin joint!  We what they were well known for...Eggs Benny and French Toast!  Seth's French toast was served with fresh oranges, orange sauce, and a sour cream sweet spread!!  I had a White M academia nut caramel latte that was delicious...I chugged it and I don't do that with coffee ever!!! I can't describe how fun and good this food was!!!


 This is where I wanted to get married when I was younger...so yes...Seth had to reenact wedding scenes with me throughout the gardens!!! He is so sweet!!!
 CLASSIC! This is the well known Sunken Garden of Butchart Gardens...can you believe that this was a limestone Quarry a 100 years ago???

 One of my favorite flowers there!! FLOSS FLOWER...Nick Matthews this is what you need to plant outside you office :-)
 Water Lilies are some of my favorite flowers...I always think of my favorite artist Monet!


 I now pronounce you man and wife you may kiss the bride....
 Music, organs, and church bells....haha!
 Seth is finding the names of all the flowers for me!
 Do you see the bee?







 TEA PARTY!!!!! High tea with my husband at White Heather Tea Room in Victoria. When in British Columbia...do as the British do!
 This was so much fun...It made Seth and I want to through a tea party for our friends and family!
 Oh the food was so delicious! Cranberry Scone, Mint Chocolate Cake (Slade you would have loved it) Sconewich, shortbread, cucumber sandwich, egg sandwich, lemon custard tart, tomato basil quiche!
 The Empress Hotel
 The British Columbia Crest that we saw on our Parliament tour.




 Breakfast at our campsite in Nanaimo, BC


 We watched the daily bagpipe solo and canon firing at Nanaimo.
 Coffee Art!!! I want to learn how to do this!
 This is for you Dad...Double Scoop of Tiger stripe and Black Liquorice
 GOATS ON A ROOF!!! REALLY THEY ARE UP THERE!  This was a cute little market place in Coombs, BC

 Chemainus, BC was a town of murals everywhere that displayed their towns history...very cool idea!!! It was a logging town, that is actually the biggest job generator in BC. Most of the murals showed different logging history!
 Debbie this is for you!! You have made me a Yorkshire Drinker..Isn't this just perfect??? Oh and that was an 80 pack of Yorkshire :-)
 Represents the first "white" child born in Chemianus
 Represents the three Indian tribes in the area


 Playing rummy on the Ferry ride back to the states!!!

Sunset on the San Juan Islands!

1 comment:

  1. I want to go there so badly!!
    Glad you are drinking real tea. Isn't it amazing compared to the tea here? PG Tips is also good and Price Cutter in Springfield has that.
    Love your blogs.

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