Our little trio had a fantastic three days in Victoria this past weekend. So much fun - and SO many photos of course...We took the ferry on Friday and spent a couple of nights at the Magnolia Hotel. It's my favourite place in Victoria. A small hotel, but very personal and very well-appointed. We brought our "downsized" amount of traveling stuff - stroller, Bjorn, travel crib, suitcase, Cole's stuff bag, toiletries bag, diaper bag and snacks and magazines for the ferry. Quite a lot of stuff to tote to the car, considering Jamie and I pretty much wore the same stuff every day!
We spent all weekend walking, doing a little shopping, eating and lounging around in our hotel and at the beach. We found a lovely little spot along Dallas Road with stairs to the beach - really a rocky outcrop - that was a great place to skip stones.
We just discovered Beacon Hill Park, located a few blocks from the Parliament Buildings. I have been to Victoria probably 8 times and Jamie used to live there, and neither of us knew about this park. We were stoked to find some baby swings for Cole to try, which he LOVED! He couldn't get enough swinging. They also have a number of duck ponds - Cole always gets a kick out of ducks.
He was less impressed with the Parliament Buildings, although he did enjoy them at night when they're all lit up. He is generally a big fan of things that use light bulbs.
We stopped by that great spot along the beach on the way back to relax in the sun a little more and we gave Cole his first toe-dip in the Pacific Ocean! It was cold, but he didn't protest at all - he actually seemed to get a real kick out of it. Not like that first toe-dip in the Okanogan!
The ferry ride back was great - we were lucky enough to show up just in time to get on an earlier ferry than our reservation. Nothing quite like driving straight onto the ferry without waiting... Cole had a blast walking around the windy decks. I don't know if it was the wind, the sunshine or his silly hat, but he laughed and laughed so hard, squealing and kicking and having a blast.
3 comments:
Wow...sure looks like you had fun,fun,fun!!! There's nothing like a trip to Victoria to relax you body and soul@:)
What a happy boy...great photos! Just noticed, he shares a birthday with my little guy.
Thanks!! It's amazing how many babies were born over the course of about a week. That is going to be one big school class. Or maybe it's always like this with babies in the spring and I've just never noticed?
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